For All the Tea in China: Espionage, Empire and the Secret Formula for the World's Favourite Drink

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.

• | By (Author): Sarah Rose (Author)
• | Publisher: Cornerstone
• | Publication Date: Apr 01, 2010
• | Country of Publication: United Kingdom
• | Number of Pages: 288 pages
• | Language: NULL
• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-10: 009949342X
• | ISBN-13: 9780099493426