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Unabridged. |
| Description |
1 online resource (1 audio file (480 min.)) : digital. |
| Performer |
Read by the author. |
| Summary |
In 1848, the British East India Company, having lost its monopoly on the tea trade, engaged Robert Fortune, a Scottish gardener, botanist, and plant hunter, to make a clandestine trip into the interior of China-territory forbidden to foreigners-to steal the closely guarded secrets of tea horticulture and manufacturing. For All the Tea in China is the remarkable account of Fortune's journeys into China-a thrilling narrative that combines history, geography, botany, natural science, and old-fashioned adventure. Disguised in Mandarin robes, Fortune ventured deep into the country, confronting pirates, hostile climate, and his own untrustworthy men as he made his way to the epicenter of tea production, the remote Wu Yi Shan hills. One of the most daring acts of corporate espionage in history, Fortune's pursuit of China's ancient secret makes for a classic nineteenth-century adventure tale, one in which the fate of empires hinges on the feats of one extraordinary man. |
| Access |
Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
Tea trade -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.
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Tea trade -- China -- History -- 19th century.
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Tea -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.
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Tea -- China -- History -- 19th century.
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Spies -- Great Britain -- Biography.
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Business intelligence -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.
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China -- Description and travel.
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Himalaya Mountains -- Description and travel.
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| Added Author |
hoopla digital.
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| ISBN |
9781400195374 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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1400195373 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
| Music No. |
MWT10755399 |
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