Banana Cowboys
Download or Read eBook Banana Cowboys PDF written by James W. Martin and published by University of New Mexico Press. This book was released on 2018-05-15 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : James W. Martin |
Publisher | : University of New Mexico Press |
Total Pages | : 263 |
Release | : 2018-05-15 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780826359438 |
ISBN-13 | : 0826359434 |
Rating | : 4/5 (38 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Banana Cowboys by : James W. Martin
Book excerpt: The iconic American banana man of the early twentieth century—the white “banana cowboy” pushing the edges of a tropical frontier—was the product of the corporate colonialism embodied by the United Fruit Company. This study of the United Fruit Company shows how the business depended on these complicated employees, especially on acclimatizing them to life as tropical Americans.