Lumber Baron of the Comstock Lode

by Jack Harpster

Book Overview

Was Duane L. Bliss a business genius or a despoiler of natural resources? This is one of the major themes in this first-ever biography of one of the Pacific West's great entrepreneurial geniuses. During the glory days of Nevada's Comstock era, from 1859 into the early 1890s, Duane L. Bliss's Carson & Tahoe Lumber & Fluming Company was the largest supplier of timber and lumber to the booming mining business. The company's products provided the framework...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1939995108
• ISBN13: 9781939995100
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: American History Press
• Length: 236 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 12 years and up