Jake Barfield

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Cuyamel Fruit was Zemurray in the shape of a corporation, his personality made manifest, his home and his love, where he tested his theories and formed his philosophy: get up first, work harder, get your hands in the dirt and the blood in your eyes. And here he was preparing to sell it to United Fruit.
The Fish That Ate the Whale: The Life and Times of America's Banana King
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