Bibliograph

George Hearst, silver king of the Gilded Age, Matthew Bernstein

Type

Label

George Hearst, silver king of the Gilded Age, Matthew Bernstein

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

George Hearst

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1242018309

Responsibility statement

Matthew Bernstein

Sub title

silver king of the Gilded Age

Summary

"Exploration of the developments of the American West during the Gilded Age through the biography of mining magnate and politician George Hearst"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

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

Target audience

adult

Classification