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For All the Tea in China

- Espionage, Empire and the Secret Formula for the World's Favourite Drink

About For All the Tea in China

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.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780099493426
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 288
  • Published:
  • March 31, 2010
  • Dimensions:
  • 130x198x18 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 210 g.
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Description of For All the Tea in China

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.

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