For All the Tea in China: Espionage, Empire and the Secret Formula for the World's Favourite Drink
by Sarah Rose
Pages
288
ISBN
9780091797065
Published
2009
Description
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 -...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.
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