The Fish That Ate the Whale: The Life and Times of America's Banana King by Cohen, Rich
The Fish That Ate the Whale: The Life and Times of America's Banana King by Cohen, Rich

The Fish That Ate the Whale: The Life and Times of America's Banana King

Named a Best Book of the Year by the San Francisco Chronicle and The Times-Picayune The fascinating...
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Author: Rich Cohen
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The Fish That Ate the Whale: The Life and Times of America's Banana King by Cohen, Rich

The Fish That Ate the Whale: The Life and Times of America's Banana King

$38.30
The Fish That Ate the Whale: The Life and Times of America's Banana King by Cohen, Rich

The Fish That Ate the Whale: The Life and Times of America's Banana King

$38.30
Author: Rich Cohen
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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Named a Best Book of the Year by the San Francisco Chronicle and The Times-Picayune

The fascinating untold tale of Samuel Zemurray, the self-made banana mogul who went from penniless roadside banana peddler to kingmaker and capitalist revolutionary

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. Working his way up from a roadside fruit peddler to conquering the United Fruit Company, Zemurray became a symbol of the best and worst of the United States: proof that 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.

Zemurray lived one of the great untold stories of the last hundred years. 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. From hustling on the docks of New Orleans to overthrowing Central American governments and precipitating the bloody thirty-six-year Guatemalan civil war, the Banana Man lived a monumental and sometimes dastardly life. Rich Cohen's brilliant historical profile The Fish That Ate the Whale unveils Zemurray as a hidden power broker, driven by an indomitable will to succeed.

Author: Rich Cohen
Publisher: Picador USA
Published: 06/04/2013
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9781250033314

About the Author
Rich Cohen is a New York Times bestselling author as well as a contributing editor at Vanity Fair and Rolling Stone. He has written seven books, including Tough Jews, Israel Is Real, and the widely acclaimed memoir Sweet and Low. His work has appeared in The New Yorker, The Atlantic Monthly, Harper's Magazine, and Best American Essays. He lives in Connecticut with his wife, three sons, and dog.
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