A review by third_bookworm
For All the Tea in China: How England Stole the World's Favorite Drink and Changed History by Sarah Rose

informative reflective medium-paced

3.0

This was fine... My main complaint was that only the British perspective on this was ever shown, though I admit this is may be due to limited primary sources, and it seemed like the author was including some really virulent racism from the primary sources with minimal commentary/criticism or contradicting points of view. The Chinese intermediaries and servants that Fortune hired were a substantial, influential part of the story, but they were never portrayed sympathetically.