The story of tea is extraordinary - it caused wars, boosted the trade in slaves and hard drugs, and it's no exaggeration to say it was one of the great engines that drove the globalisation of the world economy. In this book Les Wilson tells the dramatic and colourful story of how Scots brought tea to Britain and made it our national drink.
The history of tea in Britain, which began with an audacious Scot who risked his life to smuggle tea plants out of Imperial China. Shows how the history of tea is bound up with the history of Scotland.
