Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Lionel in the Spring Lionel in the Spring Stephen Krensky Lionel's spring activities include plans to plant a vegetable garden, helping celebrate his parent's anniversary, playing with his friend, and participating in spring cleaning. OL115761W
Sunday Under Three Heads Sunday Under Three Heads Charles Dickens Charles Dickens defends the innocent recreations of the poor. OL14869587W
Balloon trees Balloon trees Danna Smith Rhyming text and illustrations outline the process by which latex is extracted from trees to make balloons. OL17869171W
The Putumayo The Putumayo W. E. Hardenburg A tragic story of the Atrocities committed on the Indian People in the Peruvian Amazon region of South America OL197667W
Rubber Rubber Quentin R. Skrabec "The rubber industry was born in bankruptcy and built through bankruptcies. As this history details, many of the great rubber barons--Charles Goodyear, Harvey Firestone, B.F. Goodrich, F.A. Seiberlin… OL19976393W
Shamanism, colonialism, and the wild man Shamanism, colonialism, and the wild man Michael T. Taussig Working with the image of the Indian shaman as Wild Man, Taussig reveals not the magic of the shaman but that of the politicizing fictions creating the effect of the real. "This extraordinary book . … OL33626W
Brazil and the struggle for rubber Brazil and the struggle for rubber Warren Dean xv, 234 p. : 24 cm OL3461616W
The devil and Mr. Casement The devil and Mr. Casement Jordan Goodman "This title features an untold story of the most horrifying crimes and massacres of the twentieth century. In September 1910, the activist and anti-imperialist Roger Casement arrived in the Amazon to… OL4315375W
Engineered rubber products Engineered rubber products John G. Sommer "This book covers the engineering of rubber products"--Provided by publisher. OL6043464W