For all the tea in China : how England stole the world's favorite drink and changed history
INITIAL_TITLE_SRCH:
For all the tea in China : how England stole the world's favorite drink and changed history
AUTHOR:
Rose, Sarah
ISBN:
9780143118749
PUBLICATION_INFO:
New York, N.Y. : Penguin Books, 2011
PHYSICAL_DESC:
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 |
BIBSUMMARY:
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.