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Download or read book Tea written by Roy Moxham and published by Constable. This book was released on 2004 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The British were slow to take to tea, lagging behind the Portuguese and Dutch, and even the French. When they finally took it to their hearts, however, it became a national obsession. They covered their kingdom with tea gardens and tea shops. The taxation of tea led to massive smuggling, and the loss of their American empire.