The Great Bonanza

Author : William Wright
Publisher : Franklin Classics
ISBN 13 : 9780342816903
Total Pages : 636 pages
Book Rating : 4.0X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book History of the Big Bonanza written by William Wright and published by Franklin Classics. This book was released on 2018-10-13 with total page 636 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Gregory Crouch
Publisher : Scribner
ISBN 13 : 1501108204
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Bonanza King written by Gregory Crouch and published by Scribner. This book was released on 2019-06-04 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “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 to California during the Gold Rush, and mined without much luck for eight years. When he heard of riches found on the other side of the Sierra Nevada Mountains in 1859, Mackay abandoned his claim and walked a hundred miles to the Comstock Lode in Nevada. Over the course of the next dozen years, Mackay worked his way up from nothing, thwarting the pernicious “Bank Ring” monopoly to seize control of the most concentrated cache of precious metals ever found on earth, the legendary “Big Bonanza,” a stupendously rich body of gold and silver ore discovered 1,500 feet beneath the streets of Virginia City, the ultimate Old West boomtown. But for the ore to be worth anything it had to be found, claimed, and successfully extracted, each step requiring enormous risk and the creation of an entirely new industry. Now Gregory Crouch tells Mackay’s amazing story—how he extracted the ore from deep underground and used his vast mining fortune to crush the transatlantic telegraph monopoly of the notorious Jay Gould. “No one does a better job than Crouch when he explores the subject of mining, and no one does a better job than he when he describes the hardscrabble lives of miners” (San Francisco Chronicle). Featuring great period photographs and maps, The Bonanza King is a dazzling tour de force, a riveting history of Virginia City, Nevada, the Comstock Lode, and America itself.

Author : Laura Numeroff
Publisher : Harry N. Abrams
ISBN 13 : 9780810984127
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Jellybeans and the Big Book Bonanza written by Laura Numeroff and published by Harry N. Abrams. This book was released on 2010-03-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Jelly Beans--four friends who have different strengths and talents--work together to make their book reports a success and to promote a love of reading.

Author : John L. Ninnemann
Publisher : UNM Press
ISBN 13 : 9780826335784
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book San Juan Bonanza written by John L. Ninnemann and published by UNM Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collaborative photo-history of the natural beauty of the narrow-gauge railroads and mountain trails leading to the San Juan Mountains' mining camps, boomtowns, and ghost towns.

Author : Matt Groening
Publisher : Titan Books (UK)
ISBN 13 : 9781840230581
Total Pages : 117 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Simpsons Comics Big Bonanza written by Matt Groening and published by Titan Books (UK). This book was released on 1999 with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: America's best-loved nuclear family is back. As the Simpsons travel to Krustonia, Homer vies for the wrestling championship and Mr. Burns clones a plant full of Smitherses. Full color.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Great Bonanza written by and published by . This book was released on 1876 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 261 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Great Bonanza written by and published by . This book was released on 1876 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Bruce R. Leiby
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476600759
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Reference Guide to Television’s Bonanza written by Bruce R. Leiby and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-09-15 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bonanza aired on NBC from September 12, 1959, to January 16, 1973, playing to 480,000,000 viewers in over 97 countries. It was the second longest running western series, surpassed only by Gunsmoke, and continues to provide wholesome entertainment to old and new fans via syndication. This book provides an in-depth chronicle of the series and its stars. A history of the show from its inception to the current made-for-television movies is provided, and an episode guide includes a synopsis of each show and lists such details as the main characters of each episode and the actors who portrayed them, the dates they stayed with the show, date and time of original broadcast, writer, director, producer, executive producer, and supporting cast. Also provided are character sketches for each of the major recurring characters, career biographies of Lorne Green, Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker, and Michael Landon, brief biographical sketches of the supporting cast, a discography of recordings of the Bonanza theme and recordings of the four major stars, and information on Bonanza television movies.

Author : Robert Michael Ballantyne
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 3385516560
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Great Bonanza. Illustrated Narrative of Adventure and Discovery in Gold Mining, Silver Mining, Among the Raftsmen, in the Oil Regions, Whaling, Hunting, Fishing and Fighting written by Robert Michael Ballantyne and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-06-13 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1876.

Author : Ferol Egan
Publisher : University of Nevada Press
ISBN 13 : 9780874177862
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Last Bonanza Kings written by Ferol Egan and published by University of Nevada Press. This book was released on 2009-08-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Much of the wealth from the great mining bonanzas of the nineteenth century American West flowed into San Francisco and made possible the growth of the city and some fabulous personal fortunes. Among the wealthiest and most powerful of the Bonanza Kings were William Bowers Bourn I and his son and successor, William Bowers Bourn II. Their wealth came from rich mines in Nevada’s Comstock Lode and Treasure Hill and California’s Sierra foothills, as well as astute business ventures in the booming port city of San Francisco. Last Bonanza Kings tells their story with all the colorful detail and sweeping sense of epic drama that the characters and their times demand, setting them into the turbulent context of an age of rampant financial and civic growth, major technological advances in mining, lavish philanthropy, and opulent personal lifestyles.