The Romance of Rubber
by United States Rubber Company
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Chapters (24)
- THE ROMANCE OF RUBBER
- EDITED BY JOHN MARTIN
- EDITOR OF JOHN MARTIN'S BOOK THE CHILD'S MAGAZINE
- PUBLISHED BY UNITED STATES RUBBER COMPANY
- CONTENTS
- AN INTRODUCTORY NOTE
- CHAPTER 1 THE DISCOVERY
- CHAPTER 2 CHARLES GOODYEAR
- CHAPTER 3 THE HEVEA TREE
- CHAPTER 4 WICKHAM'S IDEA
- CHAPTER 5 PLANTATION DEVELOPMENT
- CHAPTER 6 PLANTATION LIFE
- CHAPTER 7 HARVESTING THE RUBBER
- CHAPTER 8 A LAST WORD
- A REVIEW AND QUESTIONS
- RUBBER PRODUCTS
- TIRES
- CLOTHING
- FOOTWEAR
- HARD RUBBER GOODS
- HOUSEHOLD
- MECHANICAL GOODS
- SUNDRIES
- NOTICE TO TEACHERS
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