Thief at the End of the World Rubber, Power, and the Seeds of Empire

Name: Thief at the End of the World Rubber, Power, and the Seeds of Empire
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ISBN: 9780143114611

ISBN-10: 0143114611

ISBN-13: 9780143114611

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Authors: Joe Jackson

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The amazing tale of one of history's most daring acts of biopiracy-and how it changed history In this thrilling real-life account of bravery, greed, obsession, and ultimate betrayal, award- winning writer Joe Jackson brings to life the story of fortune hunter Henry Wickham and his collaboration with the empire that fueled, then abandoned him. In 1876, Wickham smuggled 70,000 rubber tree seeds out of the rainforests of Brazil and delivered them to Victorian England's most prestigious scientists at Kew Gardens. The story of how Wickham got his hands on those seeds-and the history-making consequences-is the stuff of legend. The Thief at the End of the World is an exciting true story of…

Book details

List price: $17.00
Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
Publication date: 2/24/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 432
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English



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



World Rubber Production, 1905-1922



The World's Rubber Requirements, 1922



New York Price Quotations for Crude Rubber


Glossary


Notes


Bibliography


Acknowledgments


Index