Description

A Russian immigrant moves to Selma and sees his first banana. He finds out they are shipped to the port of Mobile, and he hatches a plan. This small move to sell “unsellable” bananas sets off a career that will see Sam Zemurray become the leader of one the largest banana importers in the United States. His reach will go farther than Mobile as he has a hand in overthrowing Central American governments. Learn about how Sam Zemurray goes bananas.

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