The Fruit King

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Discover the bloody history of the 'Banana Republic', created by corporations that toppled governments to keep fruit cheap.
"The Fruit King – How a banana company overthrew governments for profit" explains the dark origin of the term "Banana Republic." It wasn't just a clothing store; it was a reality engineered by the United Fruit Company (now Chiquita) and businessmen like Sam "The Banana Man" Zemurray. Historian Samuel Fruit describes how Zemurray, when taxed by the government of Honduras, simply hired a mercenary army, sailed down, overthrew the government, and installed a puppet president who abolished the tax. The book details the company's involvement in the 1954 Guatemalan coup, using the CIA to protect their land monopoly. "The Fruit King" is a chilling look at corporate imperialism. It shows how the cheap fruit in American supermarkets was subsidized by the destruction of democracy in Central America, creating instability that lasts to this day.

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