"Fordlandia: The Rise and Fall of Henry Ford's Forgotten Jungle City"
We speak with NYU professor Greg Grandin about his new book, Fordlandia: The Rise and Fall of Henry Fords Forgotten Jungle Cit...
"Fordlandia: The Rise and Fall of Henry Ford's Forgotten Jungle City"
We speak with NYU professor Greg Grandin about his new book, Fordlandia: The Rise and Fall of Henry Fords Forgotten Jungle City. The book tells the story of Henry Ford, the richest man in the world in the 1920s, and his attempt to build a rubber plantation and a miniature Midwest factory town deep in the heart of the Brazilian Amazon.
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Even Henry Ford realized how essential the health and providing preventive care to the residents of his Amazon society was even in his capitalistic view.
Look I understand your argument, but there is no arguing that the land was purchased, even if it was at a cutthroat price, just read the book and you will see.
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