The Conquest of the Tropics - The Story of the Creative Enterprises Conducted by the United Fruit Company (Hardcover)


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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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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Imprint

Kessinger Publishing Co

Country of origin

United States

Release date

September 2010

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First published

September 2010

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Dimensions

229 x 152 x 25mm (L x W x T)

Format

Hardcover - Sewn / Cloth over boards

Pages

380

ISBN-13

978-1-163-20339-2

Barcode

9781163203392

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LSN

1-163-20339-4



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