Raymond C. Elizabeth Raymond

eBook, ePUB

George Wingfield (eBook, ePUB)

Owner And Operator Of Nevada

Beschreibung

Banker, hotel owner, and political powerhouse George Wingfield (1876-1959) was one of the most significant figures in Nevada's history. He was the prime force behind the start-up of its tourism and gambling industries. Raymond's biography details every step of his remarkable climb to power, his staggering fall into bankruptcy, and a phoenix-like rise with a second fortune in gold mining.

Technische Details

• Geräte: eReader
• mit Kopierschutz
• Größe: 4.48MB
• FamilySharing(5)

Barrierefreiheit

• Text-to-Speech

Autor

C. Elizabeth Raymond is a professor of history at the University of Nevada, Reno, USA and coeditor of Comstock Women: The Making of a Mining Community.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Nevada Press
• Seitenzahl: 368
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. September 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780874174519
• Artikelnr.: 46761122