The Grandfather of American Tea:
my tea story
by Donnie Barrett
When this book was published in April, 2025, I squirmed naming it a very pompous “The Grandfather of American Tea.” I was sure to be beat over the head and called many names. I was so self conscious that I would not put it in local book stores or do meet-the- author reviews. Now that Amazon has sold hundreds of copies going all over the world, I have gotten many text, emails and written notes being very complementary. Not a single comment questioning my self inflating title!
- “You are not just repeating words and phrases that you heard from somebody else.” W. C., Texas
- “There is no politics in your tea history.” Alan, Birmingham
- “The way you approach the subject is new & refreshing – unique perspective!” E. C., UK
- “You have done the lifetime of work, learned from the results and now seem to be giving it all away.” Paul, Germany
- “I have enjoyed you tea growing book, will you send me some of your teabags?” Krajewski, Poland
- “We have used your tea growing method proving excellent success!” Scottsboro, AL
- “Knowledge for knowledge sake, you are not promoting a commercial product,…impressive!” M. L., Florida