The Bonanza King: John MacKay and the Battle Over the Greatest Riches in the American West
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"A monumentally researched biography of one of the nineteenth century's wealthiest self-made Americans...Well-written and worthwhile" (The Wall Street Journal) it's the rags-to-riches frontier tale of an Irish immigrant who outwits, outworks, and outmaneuvers thousands of rivals to take control of Nevada's Comstock Lode. Born in 1831, John W. Mackay was a penniless Irish immigrant who came of age in New York City, went...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1501108190
ISBN13:9781501108198
Release Date:June 2018
Publisher:Scribner Book Company
Length:480 Pages
Weight:1.82 lbs.
Dimensions:1.6" x 6.3" x 9.1"
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