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And of course as a further example of their supply chain integration no conversation on it would be complete without mention of Fordlandia [1][2] [1] Lost citi

And of course as a further example of their supply chain integration no conversation on it would be complete without mention of Fordlandia [1][2] [1] Lost cities #10: Fordlandia – the failure of Henry Ford's utopian city in the Amazon https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2016/aug/19/lost-cities-10-fordlandia-failure-henry-ford-amazon https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2016/aug/19/lost-cities-1... [2] Wikipedia Entry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fordlandia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fordlandia

RustyConsul 4y ago
>the failure of Henry Ford's utopian city in the Amazon That title is extremely loaded. Ford rubber mining operations in the amazon fail when synthetic rubber is invented is the true story.
- NickRandom 4y ago
  Hence the [1] and [2] provison of sources. It is an interesting historical factoid. Nothing more. Nothing Less.
rasz 4y ago
One hour podcast: Fordlandia: America In Brazil (RCR Car Stories) - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gN5JjScdB3g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gN5JjScdB3g