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The Thief at the End of the World: Rubber, Power, and the Seeds of Empire
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Joe Jackson
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Penguin USA
Publication date
February 24, 2009
Pages
414
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Reprint
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780143114611
ISBN-10
0143114611
Dimensions
1 by 5.50 by 8.25 in.
Weight
0.80 lbs.
Original list price
$17.00
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Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: 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 reckless courage and ambition that perfectly captures the essential nature of Great Britain's colonial adventure in South America.
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 reckless courage and ambition that perfectly captures the essential nature of Great Britain's colonial adventure in South America.
Editions
Hardcover
from Viking Pr (February 28, 2008)
9780670018536 | details & prices | 414 pages | 6.50 × 9.25 × 1.25 in. | 1.40 lbs | List price $27.95
About: Traces the dramatic efforts of Henry Wickham to obtain and smuggle an invaluable cache of rubber tree seeds out of the Brazilian rainforest and into Victorian England, where they gave way to the early twentieth century's rubber boom.
About: Traces the dramatic efforts of Henry Wickham to obtain and smuggle an invaluable cache of rubber tree seeds out of the Brazilian rainforest and into Victorian England, where they gave way to the early twentieth century's rubber boom.
Paperback
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Reprint edition from Penguin USA (February 24, 2009); titled "The Thief at the End of the World: Rubber, Power, and the Seeds of Empire"
9780143114611 | details & prices | 414 pages | 5.50 × 8.25 × 1.00 in. | 0.80 lbs | List price $17.00
About: 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.
About: 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.
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