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Fordlandia the rise and fall of Henry Ford's forgotten jungle city /

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.

Main Author: Grandin, Greg, 1962-
Format: Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Metropolitan Books, 2009.
Physical Description: xii, 416 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
Edition: 1st ed.
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 -- Fordlândia -- History -- 20th century.
Fordlândia (Brazil) -- History.
Brazil -- Civilization -- American influences -- History -- 20th century.
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CMU Main Books 3rd Floor

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CMU Main Books 3rd Floor F2651.F55 G72 2009 Available
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