The Romance of Rubber: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide
The Romance of Rubber by United States Rubber Company, edited by John Martin: the LibriVox audiobook summary, 1 original MP3 tracks, 42:11 running time and a link to listen.
The Romance of Rubber, credited to United States Rubber Company, edited by John Martin, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.
About the work
The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:
LibriVox public domain recording of the United States Rubber Company's The Romance of Rubber. This pamphlet was published in the early 20th century by the United States Rubber Company so that "coming generations of our country...have some understanding of the importance of rubber in our every day life...We believe the rubber industry will be better off if the future citizens of our country know more about it." Learn about Christopher Columbus's discovery of rubber, how the crafty British entrepreneur, Wickham, managed to smuggle rubber seedlings out of Brazil, and how rubber manufacturing came to be a "peculiarly American industry." The myriad uses of rubber from a century ago are also elaborated in considerable detail - everything from submarines to Keds to dentures. (Summary by Judy Bieber) For more information or to volunteer, please visit librivox.org.
Recording facts
- Recording title: The Romance of Rubber
- Author credits: United States Rubber Company, edited by John Martin
- Language: English
- Original MP3 tracks: 1
- Listed recording duration: 42:11
Catalogue topics
- history
- economics
Track guide
- 01-The Romance of Rubber — 42:12
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