The Fish That Ate the Whale: The Life and Times of America's Banana King (CD-Audio)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for The Fish That Ate the Whale A legendary tale, both true and astonishing, from New York Times bestselling author Rich Cohen.
Full description- Publisher: Dreamscape Media
- Published: 31 July 2012
- Format: CD-Audio
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- Categories: Biography: Business & Industry | Autobiography: Business & Industry | Business & Management | Food Manufacturing & Related Industries | History Of The Americas
- ISBN 13: 9781611209051 ISBN 10: 1611209056
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Full description for The Fish That Ate the Whale
When Samuel Zemurray arrived in America in 1891, he was tall, gangly, and penniless. When he died in the grandest house in New Orleans sixty-nine years later, he was among the richest, most powerful men in the world. In between, he worked as a fruit peddler, banana hauler, dockside hustler, and plantation owner. He battled and conquered the United Fruit Company, becoming a symbol of the best and worst of the United States: proof America is the land of opportunity, but also a classic example of the corporate pirate who treats foreign nations as the backdrop for his adventures. Starting with nothing but a cart of freckled bananas, he built a sprawling empire of banana cowboys, mercenary soldiers, Honduran peasants, CIA agents, and American statesmen.
