The Fish That Ate the Whale: The Life and Times of America's Banana King

by Rich Cohen

The greatness of Zemurray lies in the fact that he never lost faith in his ability to salvage a situation. Bad things happened to him as bad things happen to everyone, but unlike so many he was never tempted by failure. He never felt powerless or trapped. He was, as I said, an optimist. He stood in constant defiance.

(If you don’t want them to find the truth, give them a better story.)