The Infamous King Of The Comstock: William Sharon And The Gilded Age In The West

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The INFAMOUS KING of the COMSTOCK  .  William Sharon and the Gilded Age in the West Wilbur S. Shepperson Series in Nevada History Series Editor: Michael Green University of Nevada Press, Reno, Nevada   Copyright ©  by University of Nevada Press All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America Design by Louise OFarrell Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Makley, Michael J. The infamous king of the Comstock : William Sharon and the Gilded Age in the West / Michael J. Makley.—st ed. p. cm.—(Wilbur S. Shepperson series in Nevada history) Includes bibliographical references and index.  --- (hardcover : alk. paper) . Sharon, William, –. . Legislators—United States—Biography. . United States. Congress. Senate— Biography. . Capitalists and financiers—Nevada— Biography. . Comstock Lode (Nev.)—History. . Nevada—Biography. . Virginia and Truckee Railroad— History. . San Francisco Stock and Exchange Board— History. . West (U.S.)—History—–—Biography. I. Title. II. Series. .3  '.'—dc  The paper used in this book meets the requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, /o z.- (r). Binding materials were selected for strength and durability. University of Nevada Press Paperback Edition,                 -: ---- Job Name: 559169 PDF Page: txt_559169.p4.pdf Dougk For my mother, who paints portraits ...