The Fish That Ate the Whale: The Life and Times of America's Banana King
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.74 (609 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1250033314 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-04-13 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
With verve, wit, and page-turning excitement, The Fish That Ate the Whale unfolds as compelling story of bold success coupled with reckless ambition. Within this specialized context, Cohen's Zemurray biography admirably fills the bill.” Mark Lewis, The New York Times Book Review“Cohen's narrative has considerable charm, whether pondering Zemurray's Jewish identity or claiming him as a man ‘best understood as a last player in the drama of Manifest Destiny.'” The New Yorker“Americans puzzling over the role of today's powerful corporations -- Bain Capital, Goldman Sachs, Google -- may profit from considering the example of the United Fruit Company A new account of United Fruit and one of its leading figures, Samuel Zemurray The Fish That Ate The Whale usefully reminds us of some of the wonderful things about capitalism, and some of the dangers, too The book recounts all the Washington insid
Sam The Banana Man Henry Richard The Fish That Ate The Whale is sensational. A page turner, the book tells the story of poor Russian immigrant Sam Zemurray who came to the USA in the late 1800s with nothing but a strong body and a keen mind. He settled in Alabama, where he soon fell in love with the humble yellow banana--not so humble, it turned out. He started in the fruit trade at the bottom, selling the bananas other peddlers considered too yellow to make it. EPIC Wow what a great read!!! I couldn't put this book down once I started. Cohen hit a home run with this biography. Great intel into corporate monopolies during the late 1890s and early 1900s. I knew a brief history of Rockefeller and Carnegie, but this guy Sam seems like he slipped through the cracks. His biography is truly inspirational and kept me on my toes the whole time. Highly recommended!!!. He is the greatest living Journalist writer I have read almost all of Rich Cohen's books. He is the greatest living Journalist writer. He deftly mkixes scholarship with conversational tone. His books, including this one have personality.He need not follow any script or formula, he is almost a force of nature who sets indelible standards, and makes his own wake.Bravo!
Zemurray lived one of the great untold stories of the last hundred years. Rich Cohen's brilliant historical profile The Fish That Ate the Whale unveils Zemurray as a hidden power broker, driven by an indomitable will to succeed.. 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. Named a Best Book of the Year by the San Francisco Chronicle and The Times-PicayuneThe fascinating untold tale of Samuel Zemurray, the self-made banana mogul who went from penniless roadside banana peddler to kingmaker and capitalist revolutionaryThe 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 Zem
Rich Cohen is a New York Times bestselling author as well as a contributing editor at Vanity Fair and Rolling Stone. He lives in Connecticut with his wife, three sons, and dog. His work has appeared in The New Yorker, The Atlantic Monthly, Harper's Magazine, and Best American Essays. . He has written seven books, including Tough Jews, Israel Is Real, and the widely acclaimed memoir Sweet and Low