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A reproduction of the original book Conquest of the Tropics published in 1914. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

This fascinating work tells the story of the United Fruit Company, one of the most powerful and controversial corporations of the early 20th century. The author traces the company's rise to dominance in the fruit industry, its expansion into Latin America, and its role in... Read Full Overview

This fascinating work tells the story of the United Fruit Company, one of the most powerful and controversial corporations of the early 20th century. The author traces the company's rise to dominance in the fruit industry, its expansion into Latin America, and its role in... Read Full Overview

The Conquest of the Tropics is a book written by Frederick Upham Adams that tells the story of the United Fruit Company and its efforts to develop and exploit tropical regions in Central and South America during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The book provides a detailed... Read Full Overview

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview

As outspoken in his day as Richard Dawkins or Christopher Hitchens are today, American freethinker and author ROBERT GREEN INGERSOLL (1833-1899) was a notorious radical whose uncompromising views on religion and slavery (they were bad, in his opinion), women's suffrage (a good... Read Full Overview

""The Conquest of the Tropics"" is a historical book written by Frederick Upham Adams. It tells the story of the United Fruit Company, a corporation that played a significant role in the development of Central America and the Caribbean in the early 20th century. The book covers... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview