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Old 02-20-2017, 08:27 PM   #1
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Interesting story.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/20/w...T.nav=top-news
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Old 02-20-2017, 09:42 PM   #2
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Very interesting read....thanks.

Reminds me of another settlement that floundered also in Brazil.....German.. built on the Nazi ideology after the war.
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Have you read the book? Very interesting.
Fordlandia: The Rise and Fall of Henry Ford's Forgotten Jungle City
https://www.amazon.com/Fordlandia-He...rds=Fordlandia
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Some more posts on the subject;

https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?t=19681

https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?t=203056

One of these speaks to a youtube video.
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Have you read the book? Very interesting.
Fordlandia: The Rise and Fall of Henry Ford's Forgotten Jungle City
https://www.amazon.com/Fordlandia-He...rds=Fordlandia
Just finished reading it, very interesting well worth the money.
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