Summary of Greg Grandin's Fordlandia

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview: #1 In the 1920s, America’s thirst for rubber helped strengthen European colonialism, as revenue from rubber was used to pay off England and France’s war debt. #2 The rubber industry was already dependent on oil, and by 1924, Ford had considered growing his own rubber in the muck lands of the Florida Everglades. Rumors of his interest in Florida prompted speculators to organize the Florida and Cape Cod Realty Comp