03: Thomas Cook and His Son | Great Britons (1990)

Duration: 55'57''

Synopsis

John Pudney traces the life and times of Thomas and John Mason Cook, the inventors of the modern package holiday, visiting the sites of Cook's exploits as he expanded the horizons of the intrepid British tourist.

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