Category - Non Fiction / History
Format - Hardcover
Condition - Excellent
Listed - 2 years ago
Views - 2
Ships From - California
Est. Publication Date - Mar 2010
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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. #hardcover#hardcover
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For All the Tea in China: How England Stole the World's Favorite Drink and Changed History
ISBN: 9780670021529
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"If ever there was a book to read in the company of a nice cuppa, this is it." -The Washington Post In the dramatic story of one of the greatest acts of corporate espionage ever committed, Sarah Rose ...
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