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For All the Tea in China: Espionage, Empire and the Secret Formula for the World's Favourite Drink
Sarah Rose
For All the Tea in China: Espionage, Empire and the Secret Formula for the World's Favourite Drink
Sarah Rose
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.
288 pages
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | April 1, 2010 |
ISBN13 | 9780099493426 |
Publishers | Cornerstone |
Pages | 288 |
Dimensions | 130 × 198 × 18 mm · 210 g |
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