‘Eli and the Octopus’ Review: The Fruits of His Labor

Tue, 02 May 2023 21:44:05 +0000
World

In 1970, a 49-year-old business phenom named Eli Black orchestrated the purchase of United Fruit Co., the Central American banana king. Five years later, he locked the doors of his 44th-floor office in Midtown Manhattan, punched a hole in the plate-glass window and jumped. Was his sensational…