Title: Fordlandia
Subtitle: the rise and fall of Henry Ford's forgotten jungle city
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, Ford motor company
Places: Brazil, Fordlándia, Fordlândia (Brazil)
People: Henry Ford (1863-1947)
Time periods: 20th century