Raymond C. Elizabeth Raymond

George Wingfield (eBook, ePUB)

Owner And Operator Of Nevada

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

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

Autorenporträt

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.