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Growing it, making it, drinking it, the history, recipes and lots more 01 by teapigs, cheadle, louise, kilby, nick isbn. Mair teams up with journalist erling hoh to tell the story of this remarkable beverage and its uses, from ancient times to the present, from east to west. Victorian britain was an empire of tea, but it was also a territory that had been conquered by tea during the preceding 150 years. The true history of tea is a meticulously researched and cited book, presenting the detailed and complex history of tea within several chinese dynastic upheavals up through the eventual intervention of the british and the rise of standardized, factory teas outside of. The book of tea by kakuzo okakura, the story of tea. Heiss chronicle tea s influence across the globe and provide a complete reference for choosing, drinking, and enjoying this beverage. There are lots of books about tea out there but i want books about tea history, tea travels, great novels that include tea, and of course great recipe books. From its very beginnings the ridgways name has been synonymous with quality.
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