Banana
Subtitle: the fate of the fruit that changed the world
By: Dan Koeppel.
Publisher: Hudson Street Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 281
ISBN-13: 9781594630385
Subjects: Bananas
Description: From its early beginnings in Southeast Asia, to the machinations of the United Fruit Company in Costa Rica and Central America, the banana's history and its fate as a victim of fungus are explored.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [261]-264) and index.