John Seabrook

American journalist and author, a longtime contributing writer for The New Yorker known for books and reporting on technology, music, and popular culture (author of Nobrow, The Song Machine, Flash of Genius, etc.).

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  1. 1. The Spinach King

    The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty
    Cover of 'The Spinach King' by John Seabrook

    A multigenerational family saga about the Seabrooks of New Jersey, who transform from small-scale farmers into a powerful agricultural empire under the autocratic patriarch C.F. Seabrook. John Seabrook traces the family's rise and the hidden personal and business scandals—glamour masking secrecy, betrayal, and eventual collapse—while examining questions of class, power, and legacy.

    The 12878th Greatest Book of All Time
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