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Author Grandin, Greg, 1962-
Title Fordlandia : the rise and fall of Henry Ford's forgotten jungle city / Greg Grandin
Publisher New York : Metropolitan Books, 2009
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  Main floor books  307.76 GRAND      CHECK SHELVES
Edition 1st ed
Descript xii, 416 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm
Bibliog. Includes bibliographical references (p. [373]-398) and index
Summary 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 clash between Ford and the jungle and its inhabitants, as the tycoon attempted to force his will on the naturalworld
Subject Fordlândia (Brazil) -- History
Planned communities -- Brazil -- History -- 20th century
Rubber plantations -- Brazil -- Fordlândia -- History -- 20th century
Ford Motor Company -- Influence -- History -- 20th century
Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 -- Political and social views
Brazil -- Civilization -- American influences -- History -- 20th century
ISBN 0805082360
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