The Curious Life Of Nevada S Lavere Redfield The Silver Dollar King
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The Curious Life Of Nevada S Lavere Redfield The Silver Dollar King
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Author : Jack Harpster
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2014-11-04
The Curious Life Of Nevada S Lavere Redfield The Silver Dollar King written by Jack Harpster and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-11-04 with Photography categories.
LaVere Redfield was a prolific hoarder. When he died in 1974, his estate was estimated at more than $70 million. Executors found 680 bags of silver coins and 407,000 Morgan and Peace silver dollars in his Reno mansion. A local Reno legend, Redfield gambled regularly in Virginia Street casinos. He survived robbery and burglaries of his home, which contained false walls to store millions of silver dollars. Hating banks and paper money, as well as big government, Redfield opted to serve a prison term for income tax evasion rather than pay his debts from his ample fortune. Join author Jack Harpster for this first book-length study of this unconventional man behind the folklore and the myth.
Every Light Was On
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Author : Dwayne Kling
language : en
Publisher: University of Nevada Oral History
Release Date : 1999-01-01
Every Light Was On written by Dwayne Kling and has been published by University of Nevada Oral History this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-01-01 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Nevada Casinos of the 1930s were rough-and-tumble businesses, deeply rooted in the frontier ethos from which legalized gaming had emerged: cheating, profit skimming, and employee theft from the house were rampant. By background and temperament, William Fisk (Bill) Harrah was ill-prepared to succeed in such a business when he opened a small bingo parlor in Reno in 1937, but by the mid-1960s his Harrah's Clubs were the most profitable casino gaming operations in America, and he had become the de facto leader of the industry. Bill Harrah's life and career were rich with paradox. The privileged son of a southern California attorney, Harrah lasted less than one term in college before sliding into a profession which at the time was largely populated with cheap hustlers and petty crooks. Harrah was honest, but he was also a drunk and a womanizer and a habitual gambler, and for years it appeared that he would never amount to much. When his second wife got him off the bottle, he focussed his attention on building his business, but he never really cared for it. Bill Harrah's passion was old automobiles: he sank tens of millions of his company's dollars into buying and restoring them. The book is both an exploration of a singular personality and a detailed account of how Harrah's Clubs became the standard by which all other gaming properties were judged.
The Zartman Family
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Author : Rufus Calvin Zartman
language : en
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Release Date : 2022-10-26
The Zartman Family written by Rufus Calvin Zartman and has been published by Legare Street Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-10-26 with Reference categories.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
King Of The Slots
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Author : Jack Harpster
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2010-05-05
King Of The Slots written by Jack Harpster and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-05-05 with Business & Economics categories.
This book offers the first full-length biography of the man often described as one of the most influential and innovative people in the gaming industry over the past 50 years. King of the Slots: William "Si" Redd relates the fascinating, only-in-America success story of one man's improbable rise from the depths of poverty to the heights of international commerce and dazzling wealth. William Silas "Si" Redd is recognized as one of the most important and influential persons in the gaming industry over the past half century. The company he founded, International Game Technology (IGT), is the world leader in the manufacture of gaming equipment and gaming software features. His video poker is the most popular slot machine since the original debuted in 1899. King of the Slots covers the life (1911-2003) and rags-to-riches story of the man who changed the face of the casino gaming industry. Both a business book and a biography, it introduces readers to the nation's leading gaming centers, Apollo-era technology and how it changed gambling, and the race to perfect the first video poker game. It also gives them a chance to meet the characters with whom Redd rubbed shoulders, including Howard Hughes, Mafia capo Raymond Patriarca, Arizona cowboy and pig farmer Jimmie Hughes, gaming legend Bill Harrah, and casino visionary Jay Sarno.
John Ogden The Pilgrim 1609 1682
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Author : Jack Harpster
language : en
Publisher: Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press
Release Date : 2006
John Ogden The Pilgrim 1609 1682 written by Jack Harpster and has been published by Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
John Ogden emigrated from England to the New World in 1641.
Lumber Baron Of The Comstock Lode
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Author : Jack Harpster
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015-04-02
Lumber Baron Of The Comstock Lode written by Jack Harpster and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-04-02 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
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 for the Comstock's 135+ underground mines and supplied the lumber to help build the towns of Virginia City and Gold Hill. It also sold the firewood that stoked the steam engines of the equipment that performed the mines' and mills' heavy lifting and warmed the homes on the Virginia Range. On the flip side, however, Bliss's firm leveled more of the old-growth forest in the Tahoe Basin than any of its competitors. When the Comstock's mines eventually shut down in the 1890s, Bliss began a second career, turning Lake Tahoe into a national and international summer tourist mecca. Now the living trees mattered, and Bliss changed his outlook, becoming, while not an ardent conservationist, at least a concerned one. In the process he earned the sobriquet "The Grand Old Man of Lake Tahoe," and his influence is still felt in the area today. Much more than a biography of a professional lumberman and founder of modern Lake Tahoe, this book also describes the intricacies of business and daily life during an important era of American history, and the commitment of the men and women who were caught up in the excitement of the era.
Captive
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Author : Jack Harpster
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2010-07-20
Captive written by Jack Harpster and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-07-20 with History categories.
This book recounts the amazing life story of a 16-year-old American Revolutionary-era soldier, including his captivity, adoption, and eventual flight to freedom from the Iroquois Six-Nation Indian tribes. The story is retold with historical accuracy and an even-handed treatment of the conflicting interests of the loyalists, Iroquois, and Patriots. David Ogden was born into an unusually tumultuous time in America—the colonials were struggling to throw off the yoke of British rule while also battling the Iroquois tribes for control of their ancestral lands. The bibliography of anyone who survived a life in the late 1700s frontier days of New York would be a great tale, but David Ogden's story stands alone, even within historical context of his times. Captive! The Story of David Ogden and the Iroquois is a compelling true adventure story of one young colonial soldier's bravery, choosing a daunting 126-mile race to freedom fraught with the risk of death over being assimilated into an alien society. This story is told with all the factual historical information that was missing from all the original captivity narratives, but accurately retains the flavor of the period and the voice of the 18th-century protagonist.
The Railroad Tycoon Who Built Chicago
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Author : Jack Harpster
language : en
Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
Release Date : 2018-12-03
The Railroad Tycoon Who Built Chicago written by Jack Harpster and has been published by Southern Illinois University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-12-03 with History categories.
William Butler Ogden was a pioneer railroad magnate, one of the earliest founders and developers of the city of Chicago, and an important influence on U.S. westward expansion. His career as a businessman stretched from the streets of Chicago to the wilds of the Wisconsin lumber forests, from the iron mines of Pennsylvania to the financial capitals in New York and beyond. Jack Harpster’s The Railroad Tycoon Who Built Chicago: A Biography of William B. Ogden is the first chronicle of one of the most notable figures in nineteenth-century America. Harpster traces the life of Ogden from his early experiences as a boy and young businessman in upstate New York to his migration to Chicago, where he invested in land, canal construction, and steamboat companies. He became Chicago’s first mayor, built the city’s first railway system, and suffered through the Great Chicago Fire. His diverse business interests included real estate, land development, city planning, urban transportation, manufacturing, beer brewing, mining, and banking, to name a few. Harpster, however, does not simply focus on Ogden’s role as business mogul; he delves into the heart and soul of the man himself. The Railroad Tycoon Who Built Chicago is a meticulously researched and nuanced biography set against the backdrop of the historical and societal themes of the nineteenth century. It is a sweeping story about one man’s impact on the birth of commerce in America. Ogden’s private life proves to be as varied and interesting as his public persona, and Harpster weaves the two into a colorful tapestry of a life well and usefully lived.
Catalog Of Copyright Entries Third Series
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Author : Library of Congress. Copyright Office
language : en
Publisher: Copyright Office, Library of Congress
Release Date : 1975
Catalog Of Copyright Entries Third Series written by Library of Congress. Copyright Office and has been published by Copyright Office, Library of Congress this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1975 with Copyright categories.
100 Greatest U S Coins
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Author : Jeff Garrett (Numismatist)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008
100 Greatest U S Coins written by Jeff Garrett (Numismatist) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Coins, American categories.
In the third edition of the best-selling and award-winning 100 Greatest U.S. Coins, numismatic author Jeff Garrett takes the reader on a personal guided tour of the nation's greatest coinage. "Each of the 100 Greatest was voted into place by leading coin dealers, researchers, and historians," says Whitman publisher Dennis Tucker. Inside the reader will find prized and seldom-seen rarities - the unique and high-valued pieces that collectors dream about, like the 1913 Liberty Head nickel and the 1804 dollar (the "King of American Coins"). The book also explores more readily available and widely popular coins: pieces so beautiful or with such strange and facinating stories that everybody wants one. By Jeff Garrett. Hardcover, 144 Full Color Pages, Metallic-Foil Cover.
