The fish that ate the whale : the life and times of America's banana king
(Book)
Author
Published
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2012.
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9780374299279, 0374299277
Physical Desc
xiii, 270 pages : map ; 24 cm
Status
Wellesley - Adult
BIOGRAPHY Zemurray, S./Cohen
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BIOGRAPHY Zemurray, S./Cohen
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More Details
Published
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2012.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9780374299279, 0374299277
UPC
40021398792
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-270).
Description
A biography of the little-known antihero, Samuel Zemurray (1877-1961), the disgraced mogul of the much hated United Fruit Company who aided the creation of Israel, funded many of Tulane University's buildings, and had a hand in the rise of Che Guevara and Fidel Castro.
Description
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. -- Publisher description.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Cohen, R. (2012). The fish that ate the whale: the life and times of America's banana king (First edition.). Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Cohen, Rich. 2012. The Fish That Ate the Whale: The Life and Times of America's Banana King. Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Cohen, Rich. The Fish That Ate the Whale: The Life and Times of America's Banana King Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2012.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Cohen, Rich. The Fish That Ate the Whale: The Life and Times of America's Banana King First edition., Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2012.
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