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For all the tea in China : how England stole the world's favorite drink and changed history /
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- Title
- For all the tea in China : how England stole the world's favorite drink and changed history /
- Author/Creator
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Rose, Sarah
- Publisher
- Viking
- Publisher Date
- 2010.
- Description
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Rose's remarkable account follows the journey of Robert Fortune, a Scottish gardener, who was deployed by the British East India Company to steal China's tea secrets in 1848. This thrilling narrative combines history, geography, and old-fashioned adventure.
- Note
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Originally published: London : Hutchinson, 2009, with title For all the tea in China : espionage, empire, and the secret formula for the world's favourite drink.
- Subject
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Tea trade--Great Britain--History--19th century
Tea trade--China--History--19th century
Tea--Great Britain--History--19th century
Tea--China--History--19th century
Fortune, Robert,--1813-1880--Travel--China
Spies--Great Britain--Biography
Business intelligence--Great Britain--History--19th century
East India Company--History--19th century
China--Description and travel
Himalaya Mountains--Description and travel
- Library URL
- 991004648919706306
