The green vision of Henry Ford and George Washington Carver : two collaborators in the cause of clean industry

Summary: "Ford and Carver had a unique friendship and a shared vision. This book details their paths to "green" manufacturing and the start of the chemurgic movement in America. The story shows how capitalism can drive the green movement and expand American industry"--Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9780786469826 (softcover : alk. paper)
ISBN: 078646982X (softcover : alk. paper)
Physical Description: print
211 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Publisher: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., [2013]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Declaration of dependence on the soil -- Common soil -- Finding their mission -- In search of destiny at the fair -- Tuskegee and Detroit -- The Model T and the Jesup Wagon -- The industrialist and the professor: capitalism and agriculture -- Massive assembly, peanuts, and aircraft -- A better life, industrial and agricultural utopias -- The sages of Dearborn and Tuskegee -- Green supply chain for America's industry, village industries -- Chemurgy: a new "political" science -- The meeting of Ford and Carver -- The new south, soybeans, and final dreams -- Home and industrial economics, lean manufacture and household savings -- A shared view of the education of our youth -- The last of the Victorians -- Continuing legacy -- Timeline.