My Mother Loved Tea: The Story of Ruth Bigelow [Hardcover]

David C. Bigelow (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 19, 2009

One day in 1945, Ruth Bigelow shared her private recipe tea with a friend. The friend in turn served it to a group of women who had nothing but constant comments about the delicious hot drink, and an American tea icon was born.

Today, Bigelow Tea has expanded its product line far beyond its flagship Constant Comment Tea to include black teas, traditional teas, flavored teas, herbal teas, decaffeinated teas and organic teas. A selection of Bigelow Teas can be found virtually anywhere that tea is sold.

Bigelow Tea owns the only tea Plantation in North America. The Charleston Tea Plantation on Wadmalaw Island in South Carolina is now open to the public for all to see and hear how tea is made. The 127 acre tea farm is the home of American Classic Tea.

The Bigelow Tea Company is still owned and managed by the Bigelow Family who approach the manufacture of Bigelow Teas with the same passion and enthusiasm Ruth Campbell Bigelow possessed when she founded the company more than 60 years ago.

If you're a tea-lover, you'll find this illustrated account of Ruth Bigelow's life and legacy fascinating.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

David C. Bigelow, the son of Ruth and David Bigelow, brings readers a unique prospective of the Bigelow Tea Company. While working closely with his parents through the company s early years, attending Yale University, then leading the company for forty years, David acquired an understanding of the American tea industry and the contemporary tea drinker that is second to no one.

Following in the path started by his parents, David and his wife Eunice, along with daughters Lori and Cindi, make up America s First Family of Tea.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 101 pages
• Publisher: Benjamin Press (January 19, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0979343194
• ISBN-13: 978-0979343193
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.7 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,524,633 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars An inspiring success story, April 16, 2009

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Hans D. Baumann "Avid reader" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: My Mother Loved Tea: The Story of Ruth Bigelow (Hardcover)

David Bigelow's book is a joy to read. It also is a somber story of survival in the darkest days of the US depression, followed by ultimate success due to hard work and ingenuity. The book describes a truly American success story from rags to riches, yet never forgetting the deep love and support shown by all family members. A lesson for us to learn.

4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty good story, May 3, 2011

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This review is from: My Mother Loved Tea: The Story of Ruth Bigelow (Hardcover)

I really liked the book, I just don't LOVE the book. I learned a few things and even tried some new tea after reading this book. If you have a friend that is a tea drinker, especially a Bigelow tea drinker, then you can certainly give this book as a gift. It is a decent book for the price. It won't be the book you grab when your house is on fire and you have seconds to leave, but it is a good read.