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Reframing History: Bananas

The banana is a staple of the American diet and has been for generations. But how did this exotic tropical fruit become so commonplace? How one Brooklyn-born entrepreneur ruthlessly created the modern banana industry and the infamous banana republics.

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Reframing History: Bananas

August 27, 202012:01 AM ET

Lawrence Wu

Reframing History: Bananas

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