03076cam a2200493 a 4500 111672 20230410115501.0 091006s2010 nyu b 001 0deng 15934442 acquire 2 shelf copies policy default lcc bk 2009041482 9780670021529 0670021520 (OCoLC)ocn430052042 DLC eng DLC BTCTA LF3 C#P UPZ MOF BWX YDXCP CDX OCLCQ VP@ AGL DLC e-uk--- a-cc--- ah----- HD 9198 R797f 2010 382/.413720941 Rose, Sarah. For all the tea in China : how England stole the world's favorite drink and changed history / Sarah Rose. New York : Penguin Books, 2010. x, 259 p. ; 22 cm. 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. Includes bibliographical references (p. [251]-254) and index. Prologue -- Min River, China, 1845 -- East India House, City of London, January 12, 1848 -- Chelsea Physic Garden, May 7, 1848 -- Shanghai to Hangzhou, September 1848 -- Zhejiang Province near Hangzhou, October 1848 -- A green tea factory, Yangtze River, October 1848 -- House of Wang, Anhui Province, November 1848 -- Shanghai at the Lunar New Year, January 1849 -- Calcutta Botanic Garden, March 1849 -- Saharanpur, North-West Provinces, June 1849 -- Ningbo to Bohea, the Great Tea Road, May and June 1849 -- Bohea, July 1849 -- Pucheng, September 1849 -- Shanghai, Autumn 1849 -- Shanghai, February 1851 -- Himalayan Mountains, May 1851 -- Royal Small Arms Factory, Enfield Lock, 1852 -- Tea for the Victorians -- Fortune's story. 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. 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. Té Comercio China Té Comercio Gran Bretaña. Té Industria y comercio China Siglo XIX. Contributor biographical information http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1101/2009041482-b.html Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1101/2009041482-d.html YSL 42105 42105 0 0 lcc 0 0 CS BJB BJB CS 2023-04-10 1 0 HD 9198 R797f 2010 00000084023 2018-10-24 00:00:00 1 2018-10-24 bk