thief at the end of the world
Subtitle: rubber, power, and the seeds of empire
By: by Joe Jackson.
Publisher: Viking
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780670018536
Subjects: Rubber industry and trade -- Amazon River Region -- History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Prologue : Henry's dream; title: The need; title: The fortunate son; title: Nature belongs to man; title: The new world; title: The mortal river; title: Instruments of the elastic god; title: The source; title: The return of the planter; title: The jungle; title: The seeds; title: The voyage of the Amazonas; title: The world; title: The edge of the world; title: The talking cross; title: Rubber madness; title: The vindicated man; title: Epilogue : the monument of need; title: Appendices; title: Glossary; title: Bibliography; title: Endnotes; title: Acknowledgments.