false <![CDATA[The Thief at the End of the World: Rubber, Power, and the Seeds of Empire]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1189295129m/1857776.jpg 1857776 5 <B>The story of one man’s journey down the Amazon—and how it changed history</B> <BR><BR> In 1876, a man named Henry Wickham smuggled seventy thousand rubber tree seeds out of the rainforests of Brazil and delivered them to Victorian England’s most prestigious scientists at Kew Gardens. Those seeds, planted around the world in England’s colonial outposts, gave rise to the great rubber boom of the early twentieth century—an explosion of entrepreneurial and scientific industry that would change the world. The story of how Wickham got his hands on those seeds—a sought-after prize for which many suffered and died—is the stuff of legend. In this utterly engaging account of obsession, greed, bravery, and betrayal, author and journalist Joe Jackson brings to life a classic Victorian fortune hunter and the empire that fueled, then abandoned, him. <BR><BR> In his single-minded pursuit of glory, Wickham faced deadly insects, poisonous snakes, horrific illnesses, and, ultimately, the neglect and contempt of the very government he wished to serve. His idealism and determination, as well as his outright thievery, perfectly encapsulate the essential nature of Great Britain’s colonial adventure in South America. <I>The Thief at the End of the World</I> is a thrilling true story of reckless courage and ambition. 1858397 28 2 2008 The Thief at the End of the World: Rubber, Power, and the Seeds of Empire total:36|5:5|4:15|3:13|2:3|1:0| 36 130 122 9 1857776 0670018538 9780670018536 33 9 The Thief at the End of the World: Rubber, Power, and the Seeds of Empire 3.61 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1189295129m/1857776.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1857776.The_Thief_at_the_End_of_the_World_Rubber_Power_and_the_Seeds_of_Empire 4 0 false Tue Aug 05 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Mar 29 09:54:29 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 06 19:07:34 -0700 2008 more...]]> 1857776 0670018538 9780670018536 33 9 The Thief at the End of the World: Rubber, Power, and the Seeds of Empire 3.61 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1189295129m/1857776.jpg 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