Discovery- Amazon- Rubber Soldiers

The common theme in the wartime for women who wanted to get ahead, was go to college, find a husband with promise, and if at all possible, avoid the soldiers. Knowing full well that the University had never funded a female doctorate, the only way to get out and make a name was to attach herself to a successful Archaeologist. This was, thankfully, mutual with The Great Doctor Alan Collier, all caps provided by his own legend.But, where Victoria Collier saw a guide, maybe a father figure, he saw a trophy wife. But, in those days, a woman did what she was told. But, my God, the Amazon Basin? Why not?However, trailing along, she falls into the four H's: Headache, Heartache, Hope and Happiness. In so doing, she uncovers an unhappy chapter of America's false promise to over fifty thousand men and women, some almost forced to move into the basin from northern Brazil to work the rubber plantations. Poor overseers, mismanagement by owners, dangerous animals and disease, all conspire against Victoria's growing determination. Follow along as she attempt to address the American failure, grow a healthy business of her own in Brazil, and ultimately, earn the title, Baroness of Brazil. Inside this fictional tale are many facts, including that there are still, sixty years after the war, rubber soldiers who have never seen their families again. A thrilling tale from G. Weldon Tucker- #TheStoryteller (since 1995).