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1. The Discovery of the Banana Republic

Every great nation begins with a discovery. Some begin with a revolution. Others begin with a man who refuses to admit he is lost. The island was discovered entirely by accident. At least, that was the official version. The man who would later become its president had been sailing for three days, carrying one suitcase, a compass he did not know how to use, and the unshakable conviction that he was destined for greatness. His original destination was somewhere else. Much else, in fact. When his boat finally reached the shore of an unnamed tropical island, he stepped onto the sand, looked around, and made the first historically significant decision in the nation's future. He declared the island his. There was only one minor complication. Nobody had asked him to. A Nation Waiting to Happen The island was beautiful. It had palm trees, fresh water, fertile soil, a natural harbour, and enough bananas to feed a small population for years. It had no government, no taxes, no bur...
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