Vineland Historical & Antiquarian Society - VHAS Book Club: "The Spinach King" by John Seabrook / 3-25-26

It's the story of a forgotten American dynasty, a farming family from the bean fields of southern New Jersey that became as wealthy, glamorous, and powerful as Gilded Age aristocrats. The autocratic patriarch, C. F. Seabrook,was hailed as the “Henry Ford of Agriculture.” His son Jack, a keen businessman, was poised to take over what Life called “the biggest vegetable factory on earth," Seabrook Farms.  

But the carefully cultivated facade—glamorous outings by horse-drawn carriage, hidden cellars of world-class wine, and movie stars skinny-dipping in the pool—hid dark secrets that led to the implosion of the family business.

Author John Seabrook (grandson of CF Seabrook) will join us via Zoom!