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The Thief at the End of the World: Rubber, Power and the obsessions of Henry Wickham
Joe Jackson
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The Thief at the End of the World: Rubber, Power and the obsessions of Henry Wickham
Joe Jackson
In 1876, a man named Henry Wickham smuggled seventy thousand rubber tree seeds out of the rain forests of Brazil and delivered them to Victorian England's most prestigious scientists at Kew Gardens. This title presents the story of how Wickham got his hands on those seeds - a sought-after prize for many suffered and died - is the stuff of legend.
432 pages, Illustrations, ports.
Media | Böcker Pocketbok (Bok med mjukt omslag och limmad rygg) |
Releasedatum | 21 augusti 2009 |
ISBN13 | 9780715637944 |
Utgivare | Duckworth Books |
Antal sidor | 432 |
Mått | 131 × 195 × 30 mm · 292 g |
Språk | Engelska |