Fordlandia, Greg Grandin
Fordlandia, Greg Grandin
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Fordlandia
The Rise and Fall of Henry Ford's Forgotten Jungle City

Author: Greg Grandin

Narrator: Jonathan Davis

Unabridged: 15 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 06/11/2010

Synopsis

Fordlandia by National Book Award finalist Greg Grandin tells the enthralling tale of Henry Ford's failed attempts to transform a Connecticut-sized chunk of Brazilian rainforest into a homespun slice of American utopia. "Fordlandia is . a genuinely readable history recounted with a novelist's sense of pace and an eye for character. It is a significant contribution [that is] grossly enjoyable."-Los Angeles Times

About Greg Grandin

Greg Grandin is the author of The End of the Myth, which won the Pulitzer Prize, and Fordlandia, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, and the National Book Critics Circle Award. His widely acclaimed books also include The Last Colonial Massacre, Kissinger's Shadow, and The Empire of Necessity, which won the Bancroft and Beveridge awards in American history. He is Peter V. and C. Van Woodward Professor of History at Yale University.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jim

[Revised, pictures added 4/22/23] Fordlandia tells the story of Henry Ford's settlement in the Amazon, a model of inept planning and design. Even by pre-green standards, the arrogance and ignorance are shocking: chop down the rainforest; plant rows of rubber trees that couldn't thrive as monoculture;......more

Goodreads review by Patrick

“What happened here?” I say that a lot. For a person who likes decay and ruin, New Mexico is an entropy-enthusiasts wet dream. My hobby is exploring ghost towns. Love ‘em, and can’t explain why. You want to find a town taken off the maps a century ago? Chances are I can take you there. The other morni......more

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