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| Genre/Form: | Utopian fiction Fiction |
|---|---|
| Named Person: | Henry Ford |
| Material Type: | Fiction |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Eduardo Sguiglia; Patricia J Duncan |
| ISBN: | 0312265921 9780312265922 |
| OCLC Number: | 44039860 |
| Description: | 245 p. ; 22 cm. |
| Other Titles: | Fordlandia. |
| Responsibility: | Eduardo Sguiglia ; translated from the Spanish by Patricia J. Duncan. |
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Abstract:
In 1929, Henry Ford, presiding in flinty authority over his automobile empire, grew tired of the British monopoly on Brazilian rubber. He decided to produce his own rubber, and set about colonizing the Amazon, investing millions and founding an entire city - Fordlandia.
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