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The Gunpowder Gardens: Travels Through India and China in Search of Tea

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The Gunpowder Gardens: Travels Through India and China in Search of Tea

Jason Goodwin, inspired by his grandmothers who spent their lives in China and India observing the custom of afternoon tea, set off to explore the relics of this imperial age and its worldwide trade, delving into the extraordinary history of tea. Evoking a vanished world, he follows the origin of tea, its use, influence and importance, from the the Canton factories through the establishment of British India and the Opium Wars, all the way to that great tea metropolis, London.

Country	USA
Author	Jason Goodwin
Binding	Paperback
Brand	Penguin Books
EAN	9780141006789
ISBN	0141006781
Label	Penguin Books Ltd
Manufacturer	Penguin Books Ltd
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	240
PublicationDate	2003-02-27
Publisher	Penguin Books Ltd
Studio	Penguin Books Ltd
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

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