This Week is Bananas! B-A-N-A-N-A-S. Part One of the United Fruit Company
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This week is truly bananas as we begin the story of the United Fruit company and the many trials and tribulations of the banana industry. This week we establish the beginning of the export business to the US and Europe, and by the end of the series we'll get into the settlements surrounding Chiquita Banana!
Sources for this week:
Documentary Banana Land- Blood, Bullets, & Poison
Bananas How the United Fruit Company Shaped the World - Peter Chapman
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