Rich Cohen's 2012 biography of Sam Zemurray — the Russian immigrant who transformed United Fruit into the world's most powerful banana company and staged a corporate coup that gave him control of Central America — a story about obsession, corruption, and the power of will.
Creates the definitive portrait of American corporate imperialism through one man's story — Zemurray's life illustrates how a single obsessive entrepreneur can reshape entire nations; the book is also the best account of the real dynamics behind 'banana republic.'
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