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2. Banana republic - Wikipedia

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   Cover of Cabbages and Kings (1904 edition). In the 20th century, American writer O. Henry (William Sydney Porter, 1862–1910) coined the term banana republic to describe the fictional Republic of Anchuria in the book Cabbages and Kings (1904), [1] a collection of thematically related short stories inspired by his experiences in Honduras, whose economy was heavily dependent on the export of ...

3. United Fruit Company - Wikipedia

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   Such holdings gave it great power over the governments of small countries. That was one of the factors that led to the coining of the phrase "banana republic". [9] In 1933, concerned that the company was mismanaged and that its market value had plunged, Zemurray staged a hostile takeover. Zemurray moved the company's headquarters to New Orleans ...

4. Mel Ziegler and Patricia Ziegler - Wikipedia

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   The Zieglers founded Banana Republic in Mill Valley, California, in 1978. The brand's safari-style clothing was styled by Patricia Ziegler. Mel wrote the catalog. Upon hearing the business's name, a friend told the Zieglers, "Bad choice. You'll be picketed by people from small hot countries." [2]

5. Cabbages and Kings (novel) - Wikipedia

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   Cabbages and Kings is a 1904 novel made up of interlinked short stories, written by O. Henry and set in a fictitious Central American country called the Republic of Anchuria. [1] It takes its title from the poem " The Walrus and the Carpenter ", featured in Lewis Carroll 's Through the Looking Glass .

6. An NC candidate’s Banana Republic blunder is a ... - AOL

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   “Using the phrase banana republic to describe any attempted coup or insurrection draws on a century of stereotypes about Latin America created by the US to serve US interests,” wrote Trinity ...

7. Gap Inc. - Wikipedia

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   Less than two months later, the company announced that the total number of stores to be closed by 2024 was 350. (220 Gap stores and 130 Banana Republic stores.) [38] The original plan of the company was to close only 90 stores, however, they expanded the number as a consequence of the financial effects caused by the pandemic restrictions. Most ...