The Bonanza King: John MacKay and the Battle Over the Greatest Riches in the American West

by Gregory Crouch

Book Overview

"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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501108190
• ISBN13: 9781501108198
• Release Date: June 2018
• Publisher: Scribner Book Company
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 1.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.3" x 9.1"