The Fish That Ate the Whale: The Life and Times of America's Banana King
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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
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.
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Manufacturer: Picador
Release date: 4 June 2013
ISBN-10 : 1250033314 | ISBN-13: 9781250033314
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Release date: 4 June 2013
ISBN-10 : 1250033314 | ISBN-13: 9781250033314
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