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For All the Tea in China
Sarah Rose
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Description for For All the Tea in China
paperback. Robert Fortune was a Scottish gardener, botanist, plant hunter - and industrial spy. In 1848, the East India Company engaged him to make a clandestine trip into the interior of China - territory forbidden to foreigners - to steal the closely guarded secrets of tea. This title presents Fortune's daring trip. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; KCLT; KNAC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 204.
Robert Fortune was a Scottish gardener, botanist, plant hunter - and industrial spy. In 1848, the East India Company engaged him to make a clandestine trip into the interior of China - territory forbidden to foreigners - to steal the closely guarded secrets of tea. For centuries, China had been the world's sole tea manufacturer. Britain purchased this fuel for its Empire by trading opium to the Chinese - a poisonous relationship Britain fought two destructive wars to sustain. The East India Company had profited lavishly as the middleman, but now it was sinking, having lost its ... Read more
Robert Fortune was a Scottish gardener, botanist, plant hunter - and industrial spy. In 1848, the East India Company engaged him to make a clandestine trip into the interior of China - territory forbidden to foreigners - to steal the closely guarded secrets of tea. For centuries, China had been the world's sole tea manufacturer. Britain purchased this fuel for its Empire by trading opium to the Chinese - a poisonous relationship Britain fought two destructive wars to sustain. The East India Company had profited lavishly as the middleman, but now it was sinking, having lost its ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Arrow
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099493426
SKU
9780099493426
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Sarah Rose
Sarah Rose is a writer living in New York. She was educated at Harvard and the University of Chicago.
Reviews for For All the Tea in China
The best parts of the book are not the dangers that Fortune encountered, but Rose's assured, confident descriptions of the manufacture of tea. Like Fortune, the reader goes on a journey of discovery
Mail on Sunday
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Mail on Sunday
Had your cup of tea this morning? If not, the next time you take a gulp of PG Tips or ... Read more