American disruptor : the scandalous life of Leland Stanford / Roland De Wolk.

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"The life of Leland Stanford reads like a tall tale of the Old West. Born in a country tavern in upstate New York, Stanford followed the Gold Rush to California, became a successful businessman, and invested in railroads. He then made headway into politics, becoming governor of California and later...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: De Wolk, Roland, 1953- (Author)
Language:English
Published: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2019]
Subjects:
Stanford, Leland, > 1824-1893.
Governors > California > Biography.
Businesspeople > California > Biography.
Legislators > United States > Biography.
California > Politics and government > 1850-1950.
Businesspeople.
Governors.
Legislators.
Politics and government.
California.
United States.
1850-1950
Biographies.
Genre:
Biography.
Biographies.
Physical Description:xvii, 299 pages, 23 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Prologue : fell redemption
  • Start up
  • Everything ventured
  • Crossing
  • The gold under the mountain
  • Ditching & hitching
  • The road must be built
  • Egyptian kings and dynasties shall be forgotten
  • Dungeons & depredations
  • Living up to the landscape
  • Command & control
  • The machine of steam on the road of iron
  • Unmasked
  • Gone dark
  • Ingeniously contrived devices
  • Deposed
  • The fundamental standard
  • Sex & socialism
  • God forgive me my sins : am I prepared to meet my dear ones?
  • Requiem American disruptor.