A Political History of United Fruit in Guatemala, 1899-1944
by
Paul J. Dosal
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 1993
The United Fruit Company (UFCO) developed an unprecedented relationship with Guatemala in the first half of this century. By 1944, UFCO owned 566,000 acres, employed 20,000 people, and operated 96% of Guatemala's 719 miles of railroad, making the multinational corporation Guatemala's largest private...