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We explore the US-backed coup in Guatemala, engineered by the Dulles Bros. As it turns out, they weren’t the only people (or dogs) in the US government keen to help the United Fruit Company and depose Guatemalan President Jacobo Árbenz.
Today's story comes from "Bitter Fruit" by Stephen Kinzer and Stephen Schlesinger; "The Jakarta Method" by Vincent Bevins; and "Empire’s Workshop" by Greg Grandin
Learn more here: https://skippedhistory.substack.com/p/the-1954-us-backed-coup-in-guatemala
Skipped History
Interviews with top historians about their latest work. Mainly educational, often funny. Conveniently, most of the jokes are about people too far underground to punch back.
Hosted by Ben Tumin, creator of the NYT-profiled Skipped History web series.
Interviews with top historians about their latest work. Mainly educational, often funny. Conveniently, most of the jokes are about people too far underground to punch back.
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