Spinach The King, The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty
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Book • 2025
John Seabrook's 'The Spinach King' chronicles the Seabrook family's rise and fall in the frozen vegetable industry.
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Seabrook, the ambitious patriarch, built a 20,000-acre empire in New Jersey.
The book reveals the exploitation, family destruction, and eventual collapse caused by capitalist ambition.
Seabrook's personal motivation was revenge against his grandfather, who tormented his father.
The story serves as a parable of unchecked capitalism, highlighting generational conflict and the limits of agricultural scaling.
Ultimately, it questions the moral costs of industrial progress.
C.F.
Seabrook, the ambitious patriarch, built a 20,000-acre empire in New Jersey.
The book reveals the exploitation, family destruction, and eventual collapse caused by capitalist ambition.
Seabrook's personal motivation was revenge against his grandfather, who tormented his father.
The story serves as a parable of unchecked capitalism, highlighting generational conflict and the limits of agricultural scaling.
Ultimately, it questions the moral costs of industrial progress.
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