The stunning, never before told story of the quixotic attempt to recreate smalltown america in the heart of the amazonin 1927, henry ford, the richest man in the world, bought a tract of land twice the size of delaware in the brazilian amazon. Ahora esalta como una disneylandia en mitad del polo norte. Two years alone in the wilderness escape the city to build off grid log cabin duration. Sua historia e fantastica gira em torno do grande henry ford, o fabricante dos carros americanos mais populares da epoca 1908 o ford model t.
Greg grandin is the author of empires workshop, the last colonial massacre, and the awardwinning the blood of guatemala. Conheca fordlandia, a cidade construida pela ford na amazonia. What marine recruits go through in boot camp earning the title making marines on parris island duration. On henry fords 150th birthday, a look inside his failed. The rise and fall of henry fords forgotten jungle city greg grandin isbn. This book is about henry fords failed experiment in central brazil to corner and use the rubber available for his eponymous cars in the 1920s and 30s. Mar 02, 20 two years alone in the wilderness escape the city to build off grid log cabin duration. Fordlandia, brazil wallpapers sara henrichs dreams of visiting henry fords ghost town in the amazon forest henry fords amazon experiment in fordlandia, brazil. Dec 30, 20 what marine recruits go through in boot camp earning the title making marines on parris island duration. His intention was to grow rubber, but the project rapidly evolved into a more ambitious bid to export america itself, along with its golf courses, ice. On henry fords 150th birthday, a look inside his failed utopia. While what was happening elsewhere in the ford empire and in the private life of the man himself was interesting, i wasnt always entirely sure that it pertained. Fordlandia was his vision of putting the american suburbs in the brazilian jungle. Henry ford, one of americas wealthiest men, set his sights to build a rubber plantation and provide a better way of life for the brazilian workforce.
But this book is about more than that as i learned about henry ford himself and his company and vision. I found the book surprisingly wellwritten and easy to engage, wanting to read more and more. Auch fords guter freund walt disney zeichnete in seinem film the. Fordlandia on flickr historic images from the benson ford research center, a library and archive located at the henry ford museum. Bungalows with modern plumbing and screened windows. More than a parable of one mans arrogant attempt to force his will on the natural world, fordlandia depicts a desperate quest to salvage the bygone america that the ford factory system did much to dispatch. Apr 27, 2010 fordlandia s eventual demise as a rubber plantation foreshadowed the practices that today are laying waste to the rain forest.
Fordlandia, o seu livro mais recente, foi considerado o melhor livro do ano em 2010 pelo the new york times, the new yorker, the boston globe, san francisco chronicle e chicago tribune, e foi indicado como finalista ao premio pulitzer em historia, ao national book award e ao national book critics circle award. Powerful american automaker, henry ford, attempts to build a factory in the brazilian rain forest. Henry fords failed rubber plantation in the middle of the amazon rain forest. Fordlandia tells the story of henry fords settlement in the amazon, a model of inept planning and design.
Confira um trecho da sinopse divulgada pela editora rocco. Nov, 2008 the second installment of a planned trilogy, icelandic composer johann johannssons new record is full of gorgeously sweeping strings aided by gently babbling electronics. It didnt quite work for various reasons that this book details, but it is a fascinating journey. The rise and fall of henry fords forgotten jungle city. If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel that the. O vilao da peca e o bandido tajomaru, por exemplo, o estupro da mulher. Readers of greg grandins fordlandia, which was a finalist for the. Fordlandia the rise and fall of henry fords forgotten jungle city. Ainda vai tornarse um imenso portugal chico, fado tropical em tempo, 230210. Fordlandia e um filme da centripeta filmes e co producao da globo filmes. The story of fordlandia itself is pretty simple but at the same time the book is wellresearched and there are a lot of interesting snippets and asides to keep the readers interests. The rise and fall of henry fords forgotten jungle city democracy now, broadcast 2 july 2009, video and discussion transcript available. Written, directed and produced by marcos colon, beyond fordlandia 2017, 75 min presents an environmental account of henry fords amazon experience decades after its failure.
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