Inside Henry Ford's Failed Amazon City | Rise And Fall

In the 1920s Henry Ford created a utopia in the middle of the Amazon jungle. The plan was to produce enough rubber to feed his auto empire, but the dream soon turned into a nightmare. Disease, riots, mud - and caterpillars - were too much for Ford's millions.

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Inside Henry Ford's Failed Amazon City | Rise And Fall