Fordlandia : the rise and fall of Henry Ford's forgotten jungle city
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Published
New York : Metropolitan Books/Henry Holt and Co., 2009.
Format
Book
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
xii, 416 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Status
Main Library - Adult
307.76 Gra
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Southside - Adult
307.76 Gra
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Published
New York : Metropolitan Books/Henry Holt and Co., 2009.
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Lexile measure
1440
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 373-398) and index.
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.
Target Audience
1440L,Lexile
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LC Subjects
Brazil -- Civilization -- American influences -- History -- 20th century.
Ford Motor Company -- Influence -- History -- 20th century.
Ford, Henry, -- 1863-1947 -- Political and social views.
Fordlândia (Brazil) -- History.
Planned communities -- Brazil -- History -- 20th century.
Rubber plantations -- Brazil -- Fordlândia -- History -- 20th century.
Ford Motor Company -- Influence -- History -- 20th century.
Ford, Henry, -- 1863-1947 -- Political and social views.
Fordlândia (Brazil) -- History.
Planned communities -- Brazil -- History -- 20th century.
Rubber plantations -- Brazil -- Fordlândia -- History -- 20th century.