Title | : | For All the Tea in China |
Author | : | |
ISBN | : | 0091797063 |
Format | : | Hardcover |
Number of Pages | : | 288 |
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 Britain purchased this fuel for its Empire b Robert Fortune was a Scottish gardener, botanist, plant hunter and industrial spy In 1848, the East India Company engaged him to make...
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