A Short History of the Wellington Boot by Adam Edwards

A Short History of the Wellington Boot by Adam Edwards

The Wellington boot has been at the epicentre of global affairs ever since its invention in 1817, when the Duke of Wellington, freshly back from beating Napoleon, found his old boots most uncomfortable when worn with new-fangled trousers. He instructed his shoemaker to make a simple modification - and the rest is history. The history of the Wellington Boot, told here for the first time, is also the history of the world. It is an epic tale, encompassing the rise and fall of empires, corporate piracy, fetish wear, transatlantic rivalry, and such iconic figures as Christopher Columbus, Beau Brummel, Princess Diana and Kate Moss ...This is entertaining and eccentric history-cum-humour for the Christmas market.

'Long enough to cover the subject but short enough to remain interestingAdam Edwards handles his subject with affection and idiosyncratic elan...He tells the story with engaging journalistic vigour and eye for atmospheric detail.' -- Nick Foulkes, Literary Review

Adam Edwards is a journalist who writes regularly for the Daily Telegraph and Financial Times.

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ISBN 13	9780340921388
ISBN 10	0340921382
Title	A Short History of the Wellington Boot
Author	Adam Edwards
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Hodder & Stoughton
Year published	2006-10-19
Number of pages	176
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