For all the tea in China : how England stole the world's favorite drink and changed history /

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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Rose, Sarah
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Viking, 2010.
Subjects:	Tea trade > Great Britain > History > 19th century. Tea trade > China > History > 19th century. Tea > Great Britain > History > 19th century. Tea > China > History > 19th century. Fortune, Robert, > 1813-1880 > Travel > China. Spies > Great Britain > Biography. Business intelligence > Great Britain > History > 19th century. East India Company > History > 19th century. China > Description and travel. Himalaya Mountains > Description and travel.

Description
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.
Item Description:	Originally published: London : Hutchinson, 2009, with title For all the tea in China : espionage, empire, and the secret formula for the world's favourite drink.
Physical Description:	x, 261 pages ; 22 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages [251]-254) and index.
ISBN:	9780670021529 0670021520