The Weeping Wood

The Weeping Wood is an exhaustive compilation of the lurid history and endless greed of industry for rubber. From the discovery of Cahuchu, the horrible abuse of natives to harvest it, to the behavior of industry giants such as Goodyear, Summit, and others, to the plight of the workers in tire factories, and finally to World War II, when it became crucial to make synthetic rubber. All of the atrocities and ugliness that accompanies this history are documented in sections that take you through the years with a variety of characters from all different perspectives.