TY  - BOOK
AU  - Jackson,Joe
TI  - The thief at the end of the world: rubber, power, and the seeds of empire 
SN  - 9780670018536
U1  - 338.4/7678209811 22
PY  - 2008///
CY  - New York
PB  - Viking
KW  - Rubber industry and trade
KW  - Amazon River Region
KW  - History
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 363-389) and index; 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
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0719/2007019872.html
ER  -