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.
Specificaties
ISBN/EAN | 9780099493426 |
Auteur | Sarah Rose |
Uitgever | Van Ditmar Boekenimport B.V. |
Taal | Engels |
Uitvoering | Paperback / gebrocheerd |
Pagina's | 288 |
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