For today’s show, Friday host Esty Dinur speaks with historian Gregg Mitman about his new book, Empire of Rubber, “an ambitious and shocking exposé of America’s hidden empire in Liberia, run by the storied Firestone corporation, and its long shadow.”
Gregg Mitman is the Vilas Research and William Coleman Professor of History, Medical History, and Environmental Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He is the founding director of the Nelson Institute’s Center for Culture, History and Environment (CHE) and is also past president of the American Society for Environmental History. His latest book is Empire of Rubber: Firestone’s Scramble for Land and Power in Liberia (New Press, 2021).
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