(Paperback)

In 1844 Henry Lehman arrived in the US from Germany and, with his brother Emanuel, established a modest cotton brokering firm that would come to be called Lehman Brothers. In 2008 Dick Fuld, the last CEO of Lehman Brothers, filed for corporate bankruptcy. This book examines the history of Lehman from its humble beginnings to its dramatic exit.

(Paperback, Main)

A lively and insightful cultural history of the coveted yellow fruit, as well as a gripping narrative about the infamous rise and fall of the United Fruit Company.