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"Grandin has discovered an undervalued gem in the story of Fordlandia. The historian balances his narrative nicely between the sometimes comical aspects of empire building in the middle of a wilderness (Paul Theroux's Mosquito Coast comes to mind) and the deadly serious flaws and oversights of such an ill-fated social experiment. The story is as much about the larger question of American values and a country's headlong ambition as it is about Ford's need for latex. Grandin has proven himself a k
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