A review by lmsk
The Fish That Ate the Whale: The Life and Times of America's Banana King by Rich Cohen

4.0

Another fascinating story that goes under-taught in American history class: that of Sam Zemurray. Compared to other quintessentially American rags-to-riches-to-recluse tales (Hughes?) this had less late-stage senility and more commentary on foreign policy via the corporation's bottom line. The author's assertion that this tells the story of 20th century America is well-founded.

Stylistically the author liked to self-insert and break the 4th wall more than I like, but found this an enjoyably paced biography nonetheless.