'Creating wealth out of the world's waste spots': The United Fruit company and the story of frontiers, environment, and American legacy, 1899-1930
Between 1899 and 1930 the United Fruit Company emerged as the world's largest exporter of bananas. Initially dependent on the purchase of bananas through contracts with small-scale Native growers, the Company sought greater control over the quality and supply of its product. Transitioning itsel...
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McGill University
2014
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