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George Hearst : silver king of the Gilded Age
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- Summary
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"Exploration of the developments of the American West during the Gilded Age through the biography of mining magnate and politician George Hearst"--
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- Creator
- Matthew Bernstein
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, [2021]
- Physical Details
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- xi, 258 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780806169347, 0806169346, 9780806169354, 0806169354
- OCLC
- on1242018309
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- 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