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Not Your Average Joe

- A Biography of Joseph William Hobbs (1891–1963), Whisky Entrepreneur
Af: Tim Smith Engelsk Paperback

Not Your Average Joe

- A Biography of Joseph William Hobbs (1891–1963), Whisky Entrepreneur
Af: Tim Smith Engelsk Paperback
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In an industry littered with great characters and extraordinary personalities, Joe Hobbs stands out as one of the whisky world’s most colourful and interesting entrepreneurs, a man who packed more into each decade of his life than most people manage in a lifetime. Whilst individual episodes and activities of his life are quite well known, his fascinating and wide-ranging full life story has not been told before, despite the fact Joe features in Whisky Magazine’s list of ‘Top 100 Most Influential Whisky Figures’ of all time.

Not Your Average Joe tells the fascinating story of how the son of a bankrupt English farmer rose to be one of the leading figures in the history of the Scotch whisky industry, making two fortunes and losing one along the way. The book explains Joe’s pioneering exploits as one of the first military aviators during WW1; his controversial rum-running activities into the USA during Prohibition in the 1920s; his leading role in designing and building the city of Vancouver’s first skyscraper; his rise as one of the leading Scotch whisky ‘barons’; and his pioneering transformation of a derelict 10,000 acre Scottish Highland estate into the UK’s first cattle ranch during Britain’s ‘battle for beef’ in the lean years after WW2.

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In an industry littered with great characters and extraordinary personalities, Joe Hobbs stands out as one of the whisky world’s most colourful and interesting entrepreneurs, a man who packed more into each decade of his life than most people manage in a lifetime. Whilst individual episodes and activities of his life are quite well known, his fascinating and wide-ranging full life story has not been told before, despite the fact Joe features in Whisky Magazine’s list of ‘Top 100 Most Influential Whisky Figures’ of all time.

Not Your Average Joe tells the fascinating story of how the son of a bankrupt English farmer rose to be one of the leading figures in the history of the Scotch whisky industry, making two fortunes and losing one along the way. The book explains Joe’s pioneering exploits as one of the first military aviators during WW1; his controversial rum-running activities into the USA during Prohibition in the 1920s; his leading role in designing and building the city of Vancouver’s first skyscraper; his rise as one of the leading Scotch whisky ‘barons’; and his pioneering transformation of a derelict 10,000 acre Scottish Highland estate into the UK’s first cattle ranch during Britain’s ‘battle for beef’ in the lean years after WW2.

Produktdetaljer
Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 448
ISBN-13: 9781805144250
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 1805144251
Kategori: Forside
Udg. Dato: 28 aug 2024
Længde: 27mm
Bredde: 138mm
Højde: 215mm
Forlag: Troubador Publishing
Oplagsdato: 28 aug 2024
Forfatter(e): Tim Smith
Forfatter(e) Tim Smith


Kategori Forside


ISBN-13 9781805144250


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Paperback


Sider 448


Udgave


Længde 27mm


Bredde 138mm


Højde 215mm


Udg. Dato 28 aug 2024


Oplagsdato 28 aug 2024


Forlag Troubador Publishing

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