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Last Bonanza Kings: The Bourns of San Francisco
Ferol Egan
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Description for Last Bonanza Kings: The Bourns of San Francisco
Paperback. Among the wealthiest and most powerful of the Bonanza Kings were William Bowers Bourn I and his son, William Bowers Bourn II. Their wealth came from rich mines in Nevada's Comstock Lode and Treasure Hill and California's Sierra foothills, as well as astute business ventures in the booming port city of San Francisco. This book tells their story. Num Pages: 312 pages, 17 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 440.
This is the dramatic story of one of nineteenth-century California's wealthiest and most influential families. Much of the wealth from the great mining bonanzas of the nineteenth-century American West flowed into San Francisco and made possible the growth of the city and some fabulous personal fortunes. Among the wealthiest and most powerful of the Bonanza Kings were William Bowers Bourn I and his son and successor, William Bowers Bourn II. Their wealth came from rich mines in Nevada's Comstock Lode and Treasure Hill and California's Sierra foothills, as well as astute business ventures in the booming port city of San ... Read more
This is the dramatic story of one of nineteenth-century California's wealthiest and most influential families. Much of the wealth from the great mining bonanzas of the nineteenth-century American West flowed into San Francisco and made possible the growth of the city and some fabulous personal fortunes. Among the wealthiest and most powerful of the Bonanza Kings were William Bowers Bourn I and his son and successor, William Bowers Bourn II. Their wealth came from rich mines in Nevada's Comstock Lode and Treasure Hill and California's Sierra foothills, as well as astute business ventures in the booming port city of San ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Nevada Press
Condition
New
Place of Publication
Reno, United States
ISBN
9780874177862
SKU
V9780874177862
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About Ferol Egan
Award-winning author Ferol Egan has written many books about the history of the West. He lives in Berkeley, California.
Reviews for Last Bonanza Kings: The Bourns of San Francisco
"[Ferol] Egan, an acclaimed California historian, makes use of the extensive Bourn family papers in this rich and lively history of the Bourn family and its influence on the development of San Francisco. Students of California history and the role of the Bourn family in the Bay Area's growth will find this book informative reading." Choice "No reader interested in ... Read more