David W. Gutzke

John Pearce and the Rise of the Mass Food Market in London, 1870-1930

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At the center of sweeping change to food retailing practices in Victorian and Edwardian England lies one man: John Pearce. An innovative businessman and a quintessential rags-to-riches success story, Pearce was at the forefront of the rise of the mass food market in London. With his catering company Pearce & Plenty, he fed millions of workers who wanted fast, nutritious, and tasty food. David W. Gutzke mines a wide range of primary sources to offer a portrait of a pivotal figure in London and a leader of the temperance catering movement who had done more than can be readily recognised to render London a sober city. By studying Pearce's c… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-3-030-27097-1
EAN: 9783030270971
Produktnummer: 35265989
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
Seitenangabe: 276 S.
Masse: H21.0 cm x B14.8 cm x D1.4 cm 361 g
Auflage: 1st ed. 2019
Abbildungen: Paperback
Gewicht: 361

Über den Autor

David W. Gutzke is Distinguished Professor of History at Missouri State University, USA. He is the author of seven books, including monographs entitled Women Drinking Out in Britain since the Early Twentieth Century, Pubs and Progressives: Reinventing the Public House in England, and The Roadhouse Comes to Britain.