{"product_id":"walter-tulls-scrapbook","title":"Walter Tulls Scrapbook","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe inspirational true story of Walter Tull’s life is vividly reimagined here in scrapbook form, drawing on photographs, documents and records of his life. Born in Kent, in 1888, Walter Tull became not just the first black British professional outfield football player – for Tottenham Hotspur and Northampton Town - but also the first black officer in the British Army.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis leadership and courage in the trenches of the First World War won him a recommendation for a Military Cross that was never awarded because of his skin colour.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis story takes the reader from his childhood in an orphanage, through his footballing years, to his eventual tragic death, aged 29, on the Somme. His legacy lives on. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57317099438462,"sku":"NW9781847804914","price":8.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781847804914.jpg?v=1779055344","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/walter-tulls-scrapbook","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}