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Expand Your Knowledge of Tea History...

A historical fiction tea story by Richard J. Friswell, Merchants of Deceit: Opium, American Fortune & the China Trade tells a tea story of colonialism and the life of Samuel Russell. Born in New England, Russell built a company in China in the 19th century to trade goods made at home. Items like textiles and tea were not difficult to come by, and Russell turned to trading opium for exponentially increased profits.

The realities of this tea story...The British convinced the Chinese to trade their Tea for Opium. This tea story unveils the temptation of lucrative opportunity that build many western institutions.

The truth behind Merchants of Deceit runs much deeper than any of us know...than just a tea story. Read and learn while sipping a cup of tea from our Tea and Treachery Six-Tea Caddy

If you would enjoy  a beautifully written tea story that will help you better understand the days leading to the Opium wars, you will be rewarded with a greater insight to tea and how this story leads us to today.