Bibliograph

Fordlandia, the rise and fall of Henry Ford's forgotten jungle city, Greg Grandin

Type

Label

Fordlandia, the rise and fall of Henry Ford's forgotten jungle city, Greg Grandin

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages [373]-398) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Fordlandia

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

276930372

Responsibility statement

Greg Grandin

Sub title

the rise and fall of Henry Ford's forgotten jungle city

Summary

The stunning, never-before-told story of the quixotic attempt to recreate small-town America in the heart of the Amazon, "Fordlandia" depicts a desperate quest to salvage the bygone America that the Ford factory system did much to dispatch. The story of the auto magnate's attempt to recreate small-town America, along with a rubber plantation, in the heart of the Amazon details the epic clash between Ford and the jungle and its inhabitants, as the tycoon attempted to force his will on the natural world

Table Of Contents

Part I: Many things otherwise inexplicable -- Part II: Lord Ford -- Part III: Rubber Rouge

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