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An Empire of Plants: People and Plants That Changed the World

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An Empire of Plants: People and Plants That Changed the World - Musgrave, Toby, and Musgrave, Will
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This title explores the stories of seven plants - tea, tobacco, sugar, opium, quinine, cotton and rubber - whose discovery and cultivation changed the destinies of countries from America to China, India to Brazil. It investigates the complex legacy of trade routes overseas, the engine and imperative for colonial expansion, and shows how great fortunes were built upon a dark history of espionage, slavery, danger and conflict. From the race to colonize the Americas to the devious smuggling of tea from China and the cynical ...

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An Empire of Plants: People and Plants That Changed the World 2003, Cassell, London

ISBN-13: 9781844030200

Trade paperback

An Empire of Plants: People and Plants That Changed the World 2001, Cassell, London, England

ISBN-13: 9780304354436

Hardcover