The thief at the end of the world rubber, power, and the seeds of empire - Jackson, Joe 1955- (New York Viking, 2008)
Prologue : Henry's dream -- The need -- The fortunate son -- Nature belongs to man -- The new world -- The mortal river -- Instruments of the elastic god -- The source -- The return of the planter -- The jungle -- The seeds -- The voyage of the Amazonas -- The world -- The edge of the world -- The talking cross -- Rubber madness -- The vindicated man -- Epilogue : the monument of need -- Appendices -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Endnotes -- Acknowledgments.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 363-389) and index.
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Keywords: Rubber industry and trade -- Amazon River Region -- History