An edition of Fordlandia (2009)
Fordlandia
The Rise and Fall of Henry Ford's Forgotten Jungle City
By Greg Grandin,Grandin,Greg Grandin
Publish Date
April 27, 2010
Publisher
Picador
Language
eng
Pages
432
Description:
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.
subjects: History, Ford Motor Company, Rubber plantations, Civilization, Planned communities, Influence, American influences, Political and social views, Ford, Henry, -- 1863-1947 -- Political and social views, Business & Investing -- Biography & History -- Company Profiles, History -- Americas -- South America -- Brazil, History -- Americas -- United States -- 20th Century, Nonfiction -- Automotive -- Industry, Ford, henry, 1863-1947, Brazil, civilization, Brazil, politics and government, Brazil, history, City planning, brazil, Plantations, Collectivités nouvelles, Histoire, Plantations d'arbres à caoutchouc, Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.), Städtebau, Automobilindustrie, Gummiindustrie
People: Henry Ford (1863-1947)
Places: Brazil, Fordlándia, Fordlândia (Brazil)
Times: 20th century