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02529aam a2200373Ia 4500 001 6D43AE2828FB11E49E7A85DBDAD10320 003 SILO 005 20140821010440 008 110414t20112010nyua b 001 0 eng d 020 $a 9781594485213 020 $a 1594485216 035 $a (OCoLC)712777413 040 $a YDXCP $c YDXCP $d VDB $d UKMGB $d BDX $d SILO 050 4 $a CT828.L5 $b D36 2011 100 1 $a D'Antonio, Michael. 245 12 $a A full cup : $b Sir Thomas Lipton's extraordinary life and his quest for the America's Cup / $c Michael D'Antonio. 260 $a New York : $b Riverhead Books, $c 2011, c2010. 300 $a 384 p., [8] p. of plates : $b ill. ; $c 21 cm. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (p. [353]-370) and index. 505 0 $a Glasgow -- America -- Homecoming -- P.T. Lipton -- The big cheese -- Tea Tom -- Astride the world -- A real shamrock -- Never fear! -- Celebrity -- Injured by a tea rose -- Lots of nerve, lots of cash -- Sir Thomas wins -- Postscript. 520 $a Today Lipton means tea. However, in his time Sir Thomas Lipton was known for much more. Raised in desperate poverty, he became rich beyond his wildest dreams. He built a global empire of markets, factories, plantations, and stockyards, and his colorful pursuit of the America's Cup trophy made him a beloved figure on both sides of the Atlantic. Here, biographer Michael D'Antonio tells his tale. Beginning with a journey across the United States just after the Civil War, Scotsman Thomas J. Lipton developed the ambition and learned the business techniques that helped him create the first chain of grocery stores. Wealthy at 30, he set his sights on the tea trade, and soon his name became synonymous with his product. Lipton's great business success makes for a compelling story, but his most intriguing creation was a public persona--one of the first formed with the help of modern mass media.--From publisher description. 600 10 $a Lipton, Thomas Johnstone, $c Sir, $d 1850-1931. 610 20 $a Thomas J. Lipton, Inc. $x History. 611 20 $a America's Cup $x History. 650 0 $a Businessmen $z Scotland $v Biography. 650 0 $a Grocers $z Glasgow $z Glasgow $v Biography. 650 0 $a Sailors $z Scotland $v Biography. 650 0 $a Tea trade $x History. 650 0 $a Yacht racing $x History. 651 0 $a Glasgow (Scotland) $v Biography. 941 $a 2 952 $l TYPH572 $d 20240524011214.0 952 $l YEPF572 $d 20200204055057.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=6D43AE2828FB11E49E7A85DBDAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search