Darjeeling: The Colorful History and Precarious Fate of the World's Most Famous Tea (Hardcover, Deckle Edge)

Two Leaves and a Bud 1
First Flush 9
1. Into the Hills 11
2. Journey from the East 17
3. The Company 25
4. An Indian Tea Industry 36
5. China Leaf 50
Second Flush 59
6. Darjeeling 61
7. Terroir to Teacup 73
8. A Decision for the Mouth to Make 86
9. Knocking Down 94
Monsoon Flush 105
10. The Raj in the Hills Above 109
11. Nostalgia 121
12. Planters and Pluckers 128
13. Midnight's Planters 141
14. Crises 152
Autumn Flush 167
15. Positive Winds 171
16. Soil 183
17. Celestial Influences 197
18. Initiatives 209
19. Back down the Hill 223
Recipes 231
Authors Note and Acknowledgments 251
Notes 255
Bibliography 267
Index 279