The Money Manias: The Eras of Great Speculation in America, 1770-1970Weybright and Talley, 1974 - 397 pages |
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Page 100
... seeking " one last stake " before calling it quits . These men did come for gold , however , and they would seek the metal as the nation became more deeply involved in the tragic ques- tions revolving around slavery . Mineral wealth and ...
... seeking " one last stake " before calling it quits . These men did come for gold , however , and they would seek the metal as the nation became more deeply involved in the tragic ques- tions revolving around slavery . Mineral wealth and ...
Page 127
... seeking support for a mining venture in Washoe . John Mackay was born in Dublin and came to America seeking wealth . He went to the goldfields and found nothing . Then Mackay drifted from job to job , never making more than a modest ...
... seeking support for a mining venture in Washoe . John Mackay was born in Dublin and came to America seeking wealth . He went to the goldfields and found nothing . Then Mackay drifted from job to job , never making more than a modest ...
Page 166
... seeking them . The ducks and geese , which normally flew south in October , had left a month early . Arctic owls ... seek their cattle , and couldn't find their way back to the houses , freezing to death less than a hundred feet from ...
... seeking them . The ducks and geese , which normally flew south in October , had left a month early . Arctic owls ... seek their cattle , and couldn't find their way back to the houses , freezing to death less than a hundred feet from ...
Contents
A Great National Project | 33 |
Speculation in Slaves | 69 |
The Comstock Lode | 99 |
Copyright | |
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The Money Manias: The Eras of Great Speculation in America, 1770-1970 Robert Sobel Limited preview - 2000 |
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