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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.

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"With her probing inquiry and engaging prose, Sarah Rose paints a fresh and vivid account of life in rural 19th-century China and Fortune's fateful journey into it.-- ""The Washington Post"" ""A delicious brew of information on the history of tea cultivation and consumption in the Western world...a remarkably riveting tale."" -- ""Booklist, starred review"" ""An enthusiastic tale of how the humble leaf became a global addiction."" -- ""Financial Times"" ""In For All the Tea in China, the most eventful era of the tea plant gets the inspired treatment it deserves."" -- ""Minneapolis Star-Tribune"" ""Pause to reflect that the tea you are enjoying is totally hot--as in, stolen! Nabbed! Ripped off! Nothing more than the subject of international corporate espionage!"" -- ""Chicago Sun-Times"" ""The plot for Sarah Rose's For All the Tea in China seems tailor-made for a Hollywood thriller...a story that should appeal to readers who want to be transported on a historic journey laced with suspense, science and adventure."" -- ""Associated Press"" ""With her probing inquiry and engaging prose, Sarah Rose paints a fresh and vivid account of life in rural nineteenth-century China and Fortune's fateful journey into it...if ever there was a book to read in the company of a nice cuppa, this is it."" -- ""Washington Post"""

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Sarah Rose holds degrees from Harvard University and the University of Chicago. She has worked as a journalist in Hong Kong, Miami, and New York, and now covers food and travel for such magazines as Men's Journal, Bon Appetit, and Brides. She lives in New York City. Sarah Rose holds degrees from Harvard University and the University of Chicago. She has worked as a journalist in Hong Kong, Miami, and New York, and now covers food and travel for such magazines as Men's Journal, Bon Appetit, and Brides. She lives in New York City.

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