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Summary

If the stories of Britain's affluence and American independence were boiled down to one single commodity, it has to be the humble ubiquitous tea. Although all of it first came from China, India is where the money to buy it came from. Sometime in the 18th century, this cash cow came down with a famine that killed two things — ten million Indians, and Britain's grip on the New World. This story explores how, and much more.

Duration: 38 minutes (00:37:30)
Publishing date: 2021-02-23; Unabridged; Copyright Year: 2021. Copyright Statment: —

• Humanities & Social Sciences