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The Fish That Ate The Whale: The Life And Times Of America's Banana King (2012)

by Rich Cohen(Favorite Author)

3.81 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0374299277 (ISBN13: 9780374299279)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Farrar, Straus and Giroux

review 1: I have to start out by saying that I had to read this for my English class and I'm not a history person so that played a role in my opinion.I found this book somewhat difficult to read, because I felt like it was reading a history book. I think that some of the information was really interesting though. I got to hear him speak at school, and I learned a lot about Mr. Cohen. I could tell he was very interested in the subject. I could tell that he enjoyed learning the info!I recommend this for anyone who enjoys history, but it just wasn't for me.
review 2: This is a fascinating biography of the Banana King who forged the ultimate role of the United Fruit company and the role it played in Latin American politics. Zamurray was a Russian born Jewish immigrant to the... more US who ultimately had more power than most governments in Central America. His actions contributed a lot to the rise of Castro, the backlash of the Sandinistas in Nicaragua and many other twists. He made a lot of money and made the banana the most eaten fruit in America. There is a lot of very interesting history in this book. less

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