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Darjeeling: The Colorful History And Precarious Fate Of The World'S Greatest Tea
Delivery time: 8-12 business days (International)
Darjeeling'S Tea Bushes Run Across A Mythical Landscape Steeped With The Religious, The Sacred, And The Picturesque. Planted At High Elevation In The Heart Of The Eastern Himalayas, In An Area Of Northern India Bound By Nepal To The West, Bhutan To The East, And Sikkim To The North, The Linear Rows Of Brilliant Green, Waisthigh Shrubs That Coat The Steep Slopes And Valleys Around This Victorian Hill Town Produce Only A Fraction Of The World'S Tea, And Less Than One Percent Of India'S Total. Yet The Tea From That Limited Crop, With Its Characteristic Bright, Ambercolored Brew And Muscatel Flavorsdelicate And Flowery, Hinting Of Apricots And Peachesis Generally Considered The Best In The World.This Is The Story Of How Darjeeling Tea Began, Was Key To The Largest Tea Industry On The Globe Under Imperial British Rule, And Came To Produce The Highestquality Tea Leaves Anywhere In The World. It Is A Story Rich In History, Intrigue And Empire, Full Of Adventurers And Unlikely Successes In Culture, Mythology And Religions, Ecology And Terroir, All Set With A Backdrop Of The Looming Himalayas And Drenching Monsoons. The Story Is Ripe With The Imprint Of The Raj As Well As The Contemporary Clout Of Voodoo Farmers Getting World Record Prices For Their Fine Teasand All Of It Beginning With One Of The Most Audacious Acts Of Corporate Smuggling In History.But It Is Also The Story Of How The Industry Spiraled Into Decline By The End Of The Twentieth Century, And How This Edenic Spot In The High Himalayas Seethes With Union Unrest And A Violent Independence Struggle. It Is Also A Frontline Fight Against The Devastating Effects Of Climate Change And Decades Of Harming Farming Practices, A Fight That Is Being Fought In Some Tea Gardensand, Astonishingly, Wonusing Radical Methods.Jeff Koehler Has Written A Fascinating Chronicle Of India And Its Most Soughtafter Tea. Blending History, Politics, And Reportage Together, Along With A Collection Of Recipes That Teadrinkers Will Love, Darjeeling Is An Indispensable Volume For Fans Of Microhistory And Tea Fanatics.
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