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For All the Tea in China

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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By Evan Kleiman • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

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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