{"product_id":"company-man","title":"Company Man","description":"\u003cp\u003eDiarists become historians when their lives are touched by momentous events, whether fleeing the Great Fire of London, or hiding in an attic from the NaziÕs. \u003cbr\u003e\nMy grandfather Harry Barrett Pratt was born in 1890 in the North East of England. \u003cbr\u003e\nHe oiled the wheels of Sir Thomas LiptonÕs grocery empire throughout the turbulent first half of the 20th Century, broken only by military service during WW1, which took him to the lesser known theatre of war in East Africa. He was a workaholic, intent on providing for his family.\u003cbr\u003e\nFrom shop floor to Board of Directors, he was a company man. He had the ear and respect of Sir Thomas.\u003cbr\u003e\nHis career span two world wars and the financial depression\u003cbr\u003e\nHe kept a meticulous diary during those years, which gives a fascinating insight into \u003cbr\u003e\nthe impact of global conflict on a nation.\u003cbr\u003e\nThis is a tribute to a generation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harry Barrett Pratt","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44932434755745,"sku":"9781326665333","price":30.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0462\/1120\/3233\/files\/1q57zyyv-front-shortedge-384.jpg?v=1747976018","url":"https:\/\/bookswholesale.myshopify.com\/products\/company-man","provider":"BooksWholesale","version":"1.0","type":"link"}