Fordlandia by Greg Grandin audiobook

Fordlandia: The Rise and Fall of Henry Ford's Forgotten Jungle City

By Greg Grandin
Read by Jonathan Davis

Recorded Books, Inc.

Unabridged

Format : Library CD (In Stock)
  • ISBN: 9781664504530

  • ISBN: 9781664612365

Runtime: 15.45 Hours
Category: Nonfiction/History
Audience: Adult
Language: English

Summary

Summary

Finalist for the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for History

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

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Editorial Reviews

“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

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Author

Author Bio: Greg Grandin

Author Bio: Greg Grandin

Greg Grandin is the author of The End of the Myth, which won the Pulitzer Prize; The Empire of Necessity, which won both the Bancroft and Beveridge prizes in American history; Fordlandia, which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, and the National Book Critics Circle Award; and a number of other widely acclaimed books. He is the Peter V. and C. Vann Woodward Professor of History at Yale University.

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Details

Details

Available Formats : CD, Library CD
Category: Nonfiction/History
Runtime: 15.45
Audience: Adult
Language: English