The Banana Men: American Mercenaries and Entrepreneurs in Central America, 1880-1930

Ambitious entrepreneurs, isthmian politicians, and mercenaries who dramatically altered Central America's political culture, economies, and even its traditional social values populate this lively story of a generation of North and Central Americans and their roles in the transformation of Central America from the late nineteenth century until the onset of the Depression. The Banana Men is a study of modernization, its benefits, and its often frightful costs.

Author: Lester D. Langley, Thomas D. Schoonover
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Published: 12/28/1995
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.73lbs
Size: 8.52h x 5.57w x 0.64d
ISBN: 9780813108360

About the Author
Langley, Lester D.: - Lester D. Langley is professor of history at the University of Georgia. He is the author of The Cuban Policy of the United States: A Brief History, Struggle for the American Mediterranean: United States-European Rivalry in the Gulf-Caribbean, 1776-1904, and The United States and the Caribbean, 1900-1970.Schoonover, Thomas D.: - Thomas D. Schoonover is professor emeritus of history at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. He is the author of eight books, including Uncle Sam's War of 1898 and the Origins of Globalization, The Banana Men, and Germany in Central America.

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