The bonanza king John Mackay and the battle over the greatest riches in the American West
Traces the rags-to-riches frontier story of Irish immigrant John Mackay, describing how in mid-nineteenth-century Nevada he outmaneuvered the pernicious "Bank Ring" monopoly and thousands of rivals to take control of the history-making Comstock Lode.
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Scribner,
2018.
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| Edition: | First Scribner hardcover edition. |
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