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The Bonanza King: John Mackay and the Battle over the Greatest Riches in the American West
The Bonanza King John Mackay and the Battle over the Greatest Riches in the American West
Author: Gregory Crouch
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. W...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781501108198
ISBN-10: 1501108190
Publication Date: 6/19/2018
Pages: 466
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Publisher: Scribner
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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