British writer and tea historian Jane Pettigrew has joined forces again
with American tea writer Bruce Richardson to chronicle the fascinating
story of tea's influence on British and American culture, commerce and
community spanning nearly four centuries. These two leading tea
professionals have seen first-hand the current tea renaissance sweeping
modern culture and have written over two dozen books on the subject of
tea, including The New Tea Companion. No beverage has shaped Western
civilization more than the ancient elixir - tea.
Follow tea's amazing journey from Canton to London, Boston and beyond as
these two leaders of today's tea renaissance weave a fascinating story
detailing how the leaves of a simple Asian plant shaped the culture and
politics of both the United Kingdom and the United States.
CHAPTER HIGHLIGHTS
THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY: First Tea in England * East India Company *
America's Thirst for Tea * Tea Jars & Caddies
THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY: Teas for Sale * Tea Smuggling * Tea Etiquette
* Liberty Tea * Boston Tea Party
THE NINETEENTH CENTURY: An Empire Built on Tea * Jane Austen's Tea
Things * Afternoon Tea * Glasgow Tea Movement * Tea & Suffrage
THE TWENTIETH CENTURY: Teabags * The Tea Room Movement * Wartime Tea
* Rise of American Tea Brands * Tea Dances * Specialty Tea THE
TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY The American Teasmith * Tea & Health * The
Starbucks Effect * Culinary Tea
