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

by Rich Cohen

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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...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1250033314

ISBN13:9781250033314

Release Date:June 2013

Publisher:Picador USA

Length:288 Pages

Weight:0.61 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 5.5" x 8.2"

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