A Brief History of Tea by Roy Moxham
A Brief History of Tea by Roy Moxham
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A Brief History of Tea by Roy Moxham
The dark history that brought us a nice cup of tea. Behind the wholesome image of the worlds most popular drink lies a strangely murky and often violent past. When tea began to be imported into the West from China in the seventeenth century, its high price and heavy taxes made it an immediate target for smuggling and dispute at every level, culminating in international incidents like the notorious Boston Tea Party. In China itself the British financed their tea dealings by the ruthless imposition of the opium trade. Intrepid British tea planters soon began flocking to Africa, India and Ceylon, setting up huge plantations. Workers could be bought and sold like slaves.
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