For All the Tea in China

Hosted by Evan Kleiman Apr. 10, 2010 Food & Drink

Robert Fortune

Sarah Rose is the author of For All the Tea in China: How England Stole the World's Favorite Drink and Changed History. Her book tells the story of Robert Fortune, a 19th Century British botanist who traveled to China for the British East India Company. Fortune brought back tea plants that were then cultivated in India.

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Evan Kleiman

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