Project Gutenberg 2003-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 191 United States Rubber Company Company, United States Rubber U.S. Rubber Company Martin, John 1865 1947 Shepard, Morgan The Romance of Rubber Produced by Robert Rowe, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. HTML version by Al Haines. "The Romance of Rubber," edited by John Martin and published by the United States Rubber Company, is an informative and educational publication likely written in the early 20th century. This book serves as a guide to the history, significance, and production of rubber, detailing its journey from discovery to cultivation and its vital role in modern industry. The content of the book covers a wide range of topics, beginning with Columbus's initial encounter with rubber in the Americas and moving through significant figures such as Charles Goodyear, whose vulcanization process revolutionized the rubber industry. It explores the Hevea tree, the primary source of commercial rubber, and outlines the establishment and development of rubber plantations, notably in the East Indies. The text emphasizes the labor conditions on plantations compared to the dangerous jungle gathering methods, as well as the intricate process of tapping rubber trees and processing latex. By painting a picture of rubber's impact on daily life and industrial applications, the book aims to instill an appreciation for this crucial resource in future generations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 66.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Rubber TS Text Manufacturing Category: History - Other Category: Science - Earth/Agricultural/Farming 72915 2025-08-02T12:38:59.347371 text/html 65032 2020-12-28T07:40:52 text/html 102592 2025-08-02T12:39:04.126334 application/epub+zip 101615 2025-08-02T12:39:01.830357 application/epub+zip 91959 2025-08-02T12:39:00.716346 application/epub+zip 197364 2025-08-02T12:39:05.827339 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 189353 2025-08-02T12:39:03.530338 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 162229 2022-09-03T04:11:23.391100 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 58276 2025-08-02T12:38:59.012420 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 58229 2020-12-28T07:40:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18753 2025-08-02T12:39:05.953326 application/rdf+xml 12945 2025-08-02T12:39:01.301351 image/jpeg 3237 2025-08-02T12:39:01.015339 image/jpeg 24087 2020-12-28T07:40:52 application/octet-stream application/zip 22790 2020-12-28T07:40:52 application/octet-stream application/zip 99602 2025-08-02T12:38:59.355348 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia