Elders and Fyffes

Campbell McCutcheon (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

160 Seiten

2008
NPI Media Group (Verlag)
978-0-7524-3560-2 (ISBN)

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Ubiquitous in ever supermarket and corner shop, it is hard to imagine a world without bananas. But it was once so. Britain's love affair with the humble banana is as much the story of Elders & Fyffes, a company set up to import the golden fruit into the United Kingdom.

Ubiquitous in ever supermarket and corner shop, it is hard to imagine a world without bananas. But it was once so! Britain's love affair with the humble banana is as much the story of Elders & Fyffes, a company set up to import the golden fruit into the United Kingdom. Originally, British imports were of the small Cavendish banana from the Canaries but the British Government was keen to see some trade from the West Indies and in 1901 Elders & Fyffes was formed to import and distribute bananas. The first ships arrived in 1902 and the company grew and expanded. During both world wars, the fleet of Elders & Fyffes served their country as armed merchant cruisers. The ships themselves were a common sight in the ports of Avonmouth, Bristol, Southampton, Portsmouth, Garston, Manchester, Liverpool, Glasgow and Cardiff.

Campbell McCutcheon is a lifelong shipping enthusiast from Stirling. This is his fifth book, and his third for Tempus Publishing. His latest book, The Home Guard Manual, is a surprise bestseller.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.10.2008
Zusatzinfo	240
Verlagsort	Stroud
Sprache	englisch
Maße	165 x 235 mm
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte
	Technik
	Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre ► Makroökonomie
ISBN-10	0-7524-3560-4 / 0752435604
ISBN-13	978-0-7524-3560-2 / 9780752435602
Zustand	Neuware