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Fordlandia : the rise and fall of Henry Ford's forgotten jungle city
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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.
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Title
Fordlandia : the rise and fall of Henry Ford's forgotten jungle city
Call No
981
Edition
First edition.
Authors
Grandin, Greg, 1962-
Subjects
Ford, Henry, 1863-1947--Political and social views.
Ford, Henry, 1863-1947. fast (OCoLC)fst00035612
Ford, Henry, 1863-1947--Political and social views. nli
Ford Motor Company--Influence--History--20th century.
Ford Motor Company. fast (OCoLC)fst00546509
Ford Motor Company--Influence--History--20th century. nli
Planned communities--Brazil--History--20th century.
Rubber plantations--Brazil--Fordlndia--History--20th century.
Civilization--American influences.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Planned communities.
Political and social views.
Rubber plantations.
Planned communities--Brazil--History--20th century.
Rubber plantations--Brazil--Fordlndia--History--20th century.
Fordlndia (Brazil)--History.
Brazil--Civilization--American influences--History--20th century.
Brazil.
Brazil--Fordlndia.
Fordlndia
Fordlndia.
History.
Language
English
Published
New York : Metropolitan Books ; Henry Holt and Company, [2009]
Publication Desc
xii, 416 pages : illustrations, maps ;
ISBN
0805082360

(hardback)

LCCN
2008049642
Dimensions
25 cm
Awards Note
National Book Award Finalist, Nonfiction, 2009