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For all the tea in China : how England stole the world's favorite drink and changed history, Sarah Rose
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The item For all the tea in China : how England stole the world's favorite drink and changed history, Sarah Rose represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Manchester City Library.This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
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The item For all the tea in China : how England stole the world's favorite drink and changed history, Sarah Rose represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Manchester City Library.
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- Summary
- 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
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xii, 259 p.
- Note
- 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
- Contents
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- 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
- Isbn
- 9780143118749
- Label
- For all the tea in China : how England stole the world's favorite drink and changed history
- Title
- For all the tea in China
- Title remainder
- how England stole the world's favorite drink and changed history
- Statement of responsibility
- Sarah Rose
- Subject
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- Biography
- Business intelligence
- Business intelligence -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
- China
- China -- Description and travel
- East India Company
- East India Company -- History -- 19th century
- Fortune, Robert, 1813-1880
- Fortune, Robert, 1813-1880 -- Travel -- China
- Great Britain
- Himalaya Mountains
- Himalaya Mountains -- Description and travel
- 1800 - 1899
- Spies
- Spies -- Great Britain -- Biography
- Tea
- Tea -- China -- History -- 19th century
- Tea -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
- Tea trade
- Tea trade -- China -- History -- 19th century
- Tea trade -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
- Travel
- History
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- 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
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- Cataloging source
- BTCTA
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Rose, Sarah
- Dewey number
- 382/.413720941
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- HD9198.G72
- LC item number
- R67 2011
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Fortune, Robert
- Fortune, Robert
- East India Company
- East India Company
- Tea trade
- Tea trade
- Tea
- Tea
- Spies
- Business intelligence
- Business intelligence
- Spies
- Tea
- Tea trade
- Travel
- China
- Himalaya Mountains
- China
- Great Britain
- Himalaya Mountains
- Label
- For all the tea in China : how England stole the world's favorite drink and changed history, Sarah Rose
- Note
- 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
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [249]-252) and index
- Contents
- 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
- Dimensions
- 20 cm.
- Extent
- xii, 259 p.
- Isbn
- 9780143118749
- Isbn Type
- (pbk.)
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)609540110
- (OCoLC)ocn609540110
- Label
- For all the tea in China : how England stole the world's favorite drink and changed history, Sarah Rose
- Note
- 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
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [249]-252) and index
- Contents
- 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
- Dimensions
- 20 cm.
- Extent
- xii, 259 p.
- Isbn
- 9780143118749
- Isbn Type
- (pbk.)
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)609540110
- (OCoLC)ocn609540110
Subject
- Biography
- Business intelligence
- Business intelligence -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
- China
- China -- Description and travel
- East India Company
- East India Company -- History -- 19th century
- Fortune, Robert, 1813-1880
- Fortune, Robert, 1813-1880 -- Travel -- China
- Great Britain
- Himalaya Mountains
- Himalaya Mountains -- Description and travel
- 1800 - 1899
- Spies
- Spies -- Great Britain -- Biography
- Tea
- Tea -- China -- History -- 19th century
- Tea -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
- Tea trade
- Tea trade -- China -- History -- 19th century
- Tea trade -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
- Travel
- History
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