A review by danoreading
Fordlandia: The Rise and Fall of Henry Ford's Forgotten Jungle City by Greg Grandin

5.0

A fascinating look at Henry Ford, his rise to American prominence, and his attempts to build an American society in the Amazon rainforest. Greg Grandin does a great job of discussing the contradictions in Ford's beliefs and his social and business initiatives. In the sobering last chapter of the book, he also discusses how Fordlandia was one of the first steps in the perhaps inevitable exploitation of the rainforest. Really great book.