{"product_id":"9781326665333","title":"Company Man","description":"Diarists become historians when their lives are touched by momentous events, whether fleeing the Great Fire of London, or hiding in an attic from the Nazi's. \u003cp\u003eMy grandfather Harry Barrett Pratt was born in 1890 in the North East of England. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe oiled the wheels of Sir Thomas Lipton's 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom shop floor to Board of Directors, he was a company man. He had the ear and respect of Sir Thomas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis career span two world wars and the financial depression\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe kept a meticulous diary during those years, which gives a fascinating insight into \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe impact of global conflict on a nation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a tribute to a generation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lulu.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48187645395184,"sku":"9781326665333","price":10.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781326665333_p0.jpg?v=1763707877","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781326665333","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}