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For all the tea in China : how England stole the world's favorite drink and changed history
Title:
For all the tea in China : how England stole the world's favorite drink and changed history
Author:
Rose, Sarah
ISBN:
9780143118749
Publication Information:
New York, N.Y. : Penguin Books, 2011
Physical Description:
xii, 259 p. ; 20 cm
General Note:
Includes index
Abstract:
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.
Subject Term:
Subject:
Fortune, Robert, 1813-1880 -- Travel -- China |
East India Company -- History -- 19th century |
Tea trade -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century |
Tea trade -- China -- History -- 19th century |
Tea -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century |
Tea -- China -- History -- 19th century |
Spies -- Great Britain -- Biography |
Business intelligence -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century |
China -- Description and travel |
Himalaya Mountains -- Description and travel |
Summary:
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.