9780670021529-0670021520-For All the Tea in China: How England Stole the World's Favorite Drink and Changed History

For All the Tea in China: How England Stole the World's Favorite Drink and Changed History

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ISBN-13: 9780670021529
ISBN-10: 0670021520
Edition: First Edition
Author: Sarah Rose
Publication date: 2010
Publisher: Viking
Format: Hardcover 272 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780670021529
ISBN-10: 0670021520
Edition: First Edition
Author: Sarah Rose
Publication date: 2010
Publisher: Viking
Format: Hardcover 272 pages

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For All the Tea in China: How England Stole the World's Favorite Drink and Changed History (ISBN-13: 9780670021529 and ISBN-10: 0670021520), written by authors Sarah Rose, was published by Viking in 2010. With an overall rating of 4.0 stars, it's a notable title among other Coffee & Tea (Beverages & Wine, China, Asian History, World History, Botany, Biological Sciences) books. You can easily purchase or rent For All the Tea in China: How England Stole the World's Favorite Drink and Changed History (Hardcover) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Coffee & Tea books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.3.

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A dramatic historical narrative of the man who stole the secret of tea from China

In 1848, the British East India Company, having lost its monopoly on the tea trade, engaged Robert Fortune, a Scottish gardener, botanist, and plant hunter, to make a clandestine trip into the interior of China—territory forbidden to foreigners—to steal the closely guarded secrets of tea horticulture and manufacturing. For All the Tea in China is the remarkable account of Fortune's journeys into China—a thrilling narrative that combines history, geography, botany, natural science, and old-fashioned adventure.

Disguised in Mandarin robes, Fortune ventured deep into the country, confronting pirates, hostile climate, and his own untrustworthy men as he made his way to the epicenter of tea production, the remote Wu Yi Shan hills. One of the most daring acts of corporate espionage in history, Fortune's pursuit of China's ancient secret makes for a classic nineteenth-century adventure tale, one in which the fate of empires hinges on the feats of one extraordinary man.
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