1914. Illustrated. An examination of The United Fruit Company in
Central America and the incredible power it held over whole nations
offers many insights into turn-of-the-century economic imperialism
as well as gleanings into the Central American Republics, Columbia
and Cuba. In recent American history, the United Fruit Company is
among those enterprises most closely identified with Yankee
Imperialism in Latin America. Founded in 1899, they grew to become
the largest employer in Central America by 1930, having been
granted vast tracts of jungle to clear and develop by friendly
governments. Contents: Our Neglected Tropical Neighbors; The Modest
but Mighty Banana; Attacking the Wilderness; Laying the
Foundations; Birth of the United Fruit Company; Growth of a Great
Enterprise; Twelve Years of Creative Work; In the Wake of Columbus;
Where the Banana is King; In Beautiful Costa Rica; The Awakening of
Guatemala; Along the Coast of South America; Exploring the Sugar
Bowl of Cuba; Health Conquest of the Tropics; An International
Tropical Farm; Lessons Taught by the Banana.
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