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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Sarah Rose
Sarah Rose
2009

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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.

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Good read

Brief but helpful history of tea's migration from China to India. Liked the historical details and her reference to sources.

May 7, 2020

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