In 1715, John Greg left his home village of Ochiltree in Ayrshire to seek his fortune in Ulster. When two of his young grandsons, Thomas and Samuel, sailed for England for the same purpose 53 years later, they gave rise to one of the most powerful families in the British textile trade. It's triumphs and disasters would reflect the story of British manufacturing and international trading through the 18th and 19th centuries.The author, Michael Janes is a seventh-generation descendant of John Greg of Ochiltree and this meticulously-researched book, prepared with the help of other members of the Greg family, sets out a comprehensive history of the Gregs and their businesses in the UK and overseas from the end of the 17th century through to the 20th, through triumph, hardship and adversity.
