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1 online resource (1 audio file (9hr., 01 min.)) : digital. |
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digital digital recording rda |
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data file rda |
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Cast |
Read by Robertson Dean. |
| Summary |
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. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
Zemurray, Samuel, 1877-1961.
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Jewish businesspeople -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- Biography.
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Banana trade -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- History.
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United Fruit Company -- Biography.
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| Added Author |
Dean, Robertson.
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hoopla digital.
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| ISBN |
9781611209075 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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1611209072 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
| Music No. |
MWT11428595 |
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