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George Hearst : silver king of the Gilded Age / Matthew Bernstein.
"Exploration of the developments of the American West during the Gilded Age through the biography of mining magnate and politician George Hearst"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780806169347
- ISBN: 9780806169354
- Physical Description: 258 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Publisher: Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, [2021]
- Copyright: ©2021
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Prologue: A Sick Man in Mexico (1889) -- Part I. Prodigal Son -- Franklin County (1820-1850) -- The Gold Rush (1850-1859) -- The Washoe Excitement (1859-1860) -- Civil War (1860-1862) -- Part II. The Gambler -- Dead Sure (1862-1866) -- The Gilded Age (1867-1871) -- The Great Diamond Hoax (1872) -- Panic! (1872-1874) -- Death Valley (1875-1877) -- The Black Hills (1877-1878) -- California Assassins (1879) -- Part III. The Art of the Possible -- Hearst for Governor (1880-1882) -- Phoebe's Prophecy (1883-1886) -- Five Barrels of Bad Whiskey (1886) -- Geronimo (1886-1887) -- Sunset (1887-1888) -- Nightfall (1889-1891) -- Epilogue: Resurrection |
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| Genre: | Biographies. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Rolla Public.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Rolla Public Library | BIO HEA BER (Text) | 38256101815565 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
George Hearst : Silver King of the Gilded Age
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George Hearst : Silver King of the Gilded Age
Rising from a Missouri boyhood and meager prospecting success to owning the most productive copper, silver, and gold mines in the world and being elected a United States senator, George Hearst (1820-91) spent decades veering between the heights of prosperity and the depths of financial ruin. In George Hearst: Silver King of the Gilded Age, Matthew Bernstein captures Hearst's ascent, casting light on his actions during the Civil War, his tempestuous marriage to his cousin Phoebe, his role as disciplinarian and doting father to future media magnate William Randolph Hearst, and his devious methods of building the greatest mining empire in the West. Whether driving a pack of mules laden with silver from the Comstock Lode to San Francisco, bribing jurors in Pioche and Deadwood, or unearthing bonanzas in Utah and Montana Territories, Hearst's cunning, energy, and industry were always evident, along with occasional glimmers of the villainy ascribed to him in the television series Deadwood . In this first full-length biography, George Hearst emerges in all his human dimensions and historical significance--an ambitious, complex, flawed, and quintessentially American character.
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