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1 online resource (1 audio file (14hr., 37 min.)) : digital. |
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digital digital recording rda |
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data file rda |
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Cast |
Read by Mark Meadows. |
| Summary |
A panoramic new history of modern Britain, as told through the story of one extraordinary family, and one groundbreaking company. In the early 1800s Lehmann Gluckstein and his family escaped the pogroms of Eastern Europe and made their way to Whitechapel in the East End of London. There, starting with nothing, they worked tirelessly to pull themselves out of poverty, creating a small tobacco factory that quickly grew to become the largest catering company in the world: J. Lyons. For over a century, Lyons was everywhere. Its restaurants and corner houses were on every high street, its coffee and tea in every cup, its products in every home. The company transformed the way we eat, drink and are entertained - democratizing luxury and globalizing our tastes. A story of the virtue of hard work, perseverance and an indomitable spirit in the face of repeated obstacles. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
Jewish businesspeople -- England -- Biography.
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Jews -- England -- Biography.
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Lyons, Joseph, 1848-1917.
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J. Lyons & Company -- History.
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Food industry and trade -- Great Britain -- History.
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Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.
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Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.
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| Added Author |
Meadows, Mark.
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hoopla digital.
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| ISBN |
9781528877251 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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152887725X (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
| Music No. |
MWT12415178 |
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