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Title:
Fordlandia : the rise and fall of Henry Ford's forgotten jungle city
Author:
Grandin, Greg, 1962-
Personal Author:
Grandin, Greg, 1962-
Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
New York : Metropolitan Books, [2009]

©2009
Physical Description:
xii, 416 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
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.
Language:
English
Contents:
Part I: Many things otherwise inexplicable -- Part II: Lord Ford -- Part III: Rubber Rouge.
Personal Subject:
Ford, Henry, 1863-1947-Political and social views.
Corporate Subject:
Ford Motor Company -- Influence -- History -- 20th century.
Subject Term:
Planned communities -- Brazil -- History -- 20th century.

Rubber plantations -- Brazil -- Fordlândia -- History -- 20th century.
Geographic Term:
Fordlândia (Brazil) -- History.

Brazil -- Civilization -- American influences -- History -- 20th century.
Electronic Access:
Contributor biographical information
Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0904/2008049642-b.html
Sample text http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0904/2008049642-d.html
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0912/2008049642-s.html
ISBN:
9780805082364
Format :
Book

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