Shoemaker: The Untold Story of the British Family Firm That Became a Global Brand

by Joe Foster

Book Overview

The remarkable story of how Joe Foster developed Reebok into one of the world's most famous sports brands, having started from a small factory in Bolton.

Since the late 19th century, the Foster family had been hand-making running shoes, supplying the likes of Eric Liddell and Harold Abrahams - later immortalised in the film Chariots of Fire - as well as providing boots to most Football League clubs. But a family...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1471194019
• ISBN13: 9781471194016
• Release Date: January 2021
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster (UK)
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 9.3"