A full cup
Subtitle: Sir Thomas Lipton's extraordinary life and his quest for the America's Cup
By: Michael D'Antonio
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 354
ISBN-13: 9781594487606
Subjects: Tea trade; America's Cup; Businessmen; Sailors; Grocers; Yacht racing; Thomas J. Lipton, Inc; Biography; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [325]-341) and index.
Table of contents: title: Glasgow; title: America; title: Homecoming; title: P.T. Lipton; title: The big cheese; title: Tea Tom; title: Astride the world; title: A real shamrock; title: Never fear!; title: Celebrity; title: Injured by a tea rose; title: Lots of nerve, lots of cash; title: Sir Thomas wins; title: Postscript.