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George Hearst : silver king of the Gilded Age Cover Image Book Book

George Hearst : silver king of the Gilded Age / Matthew Bernstein.

Bernstein, Matthew, 1981- (author.).

Summary:

"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]

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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Subject: Hearst, George, 1820-1891.
Millionaires > West (U.S.) > Biography.
Politicians > California > Biography.
Silver mines and mining > West (U.S.) > History > 19th century.
West (U.S.) > History > 19th century.
Genre: Biographies.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Rolla Public.

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