The Green Vision of Henry Ford and George Washington Carver: Two Collaborators in the Cause of Clean Industry

by Quentin R. Skrabec Jr.

Henry Ford and George Washington 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. It covers a number of little known projects such as their efforts to use ethanol as a national fuel, the use of soybeans for plastic production, and the use of waterpower for factories. This study of their collaboration shows how capitalism can drive the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 078646982X
• ISBN13: 9780786469826
• Release Date: March 2013
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.9" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher