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

from briandarvell

This was a book I saw recommended by a few different bloggers I read so I thought, why not! Really a great story about a topic that I otherwise wouldn't have paid any attention to. Sam Zemurray was quite the character and I really enjoyed how the author tied in the general history of the American...

from Stbalbach

Great book! Samuel Zemurray is bigger than life, he was a quiet Jewish John Wayne from the Russian steppes who orchestrated coups, toppling nations and corporations. He was the last of a generation that "Never complain, Never explain." I'll never forget the scene of Zemurray taking over United Fr...

from thewanderingjew

The Fish That Ate the Whale: The Life and Times of America's Banana King, Rich Cohen, author, Robertson Dean, narrator This is the story of Sam Zemurray, A Russian Jew, originally from Maldova, who led the United Fruit Company for 25 years. He was born in 1877 and came to America in 1891 at the a...

from mtome

As I come from a country greatly influenced by banana plantations and often times referred to as a Banana Republic, I now see the two sides of the story the business side in the sense of enrichment but at what cost to a underdeveloped nation. Interesting how Zemurray´s good intentions did turn ou...

from eembooks

Who knew there was so much to learn about bananas, The United Fruit Company, Central America and a flawed but fascinating man named Sam Zemurray. I loved this book. Ineresting words tzedakah, shtanker, and goyim. June 2012