Fordlandia
Subtitle: the rise and fall of Henry Ford's forgotten jungle city
By: Greg Grandin.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Metropolitan Books
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 416
ISBN-13: 9780805082364
Subjects: Ford, Henry, -- 1863-1947 -- Political and social views; Ford Motor Company -- Influence -- History -- 20th century; Planned communities -- Brazil -- History -- 20th century; Rubber plantations -- Brazil -- Fordlándia -- History -- 20th century; Fordlândia (Brazil) -- History; Brazil -- Civilization -- American influences -- History -- 20th century
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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.