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Fordlandia by Eduardo Sguiglia
In 1929, Henry Ford, presiding in flinty authority over his automobile empire, grew tired of the British monopoly on Brazilian rubber. He decided to produce his own rubber, and set about colonizing the Amazon, investing millions and founding an entire city - Fordlandia.Fordlandia is a haunting, evocative novel at whose core lies a nugget of fact: In 1929, Henry Ford, presiding in flinty authority over the his automobile empire, grew tired of the British monopoly on Brazilian rubber. So, with signature hubris, Ford decided he would produce his own rubber, and set about colonizing the Amazon, ultimately investing millions and founding an entire city around his plantation. The name of the city was Fordlandia. Surrounding this historical curiosity is a rich, captivating tale that explores the fundamental struggle between man and the natural world. Eduardo Sguiglia's exquisitely imagined Fordlandia is a town of characters by turns engaging and enigmatic, who will draw the reader into their various worlds so effortlessly and ingenuously that their dreams, discoveries, and downfalls begin to seem as immediate and piercing as one's own. |
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| Author(s) : Eduardo Sguiglia | Format : Hardback Book |
| ISBN-10 : 0312265921 | ISBN-13 : 9780312265922 |
| RRP : £16.99 | Best available price : £ / $ |
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Product Details:
Country Publication : United States
Publication Date : 01/02/2001
Publisher : Saint Martin's Press Inc.
Page Length : 272mm
Page Size : 219mm