George Wingfield

Owner And Operator Of Nevada

Biography & Memoir, Historical, Nonfiction, History, Americas, United States
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Author: C. Elizabeth Raymond ISBN: 9780874174519
Publisher: University of Nevada Press Publication: September 15, 2013
Imprint: University of Nevada Press Language: English
Author: C. Elizabeth Raymond
ISBN: 9780874174519
Publisher: University of Nevada Press
Publication: September 15, 2013
Imprint: University of Nevada Press
Language: English
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Banker, hotel owner, and political powerhouse George Wingfield (1876-1959) was one of the most significant figures in Nevada’s history. He was the prime force behind the start-up of its tourism and gambling industries. Raymond’s biography details every step of his remarkable climb to power, his staggering fall into bankruptcy, and a phoenix-like rise with a second fortune in gold mining. 

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Banker, hotel owner, and political powerhouse George Wingfield (1876-1959) was one of the most significant figures in Nevada’s history. He was the prime force behind the start-up of its tourism and gambling industries. Raymond’s biography details every step of his remarkable climb to power, his staggering fall into bankruptcy, and a phoenix-like rise with a second fortune in gold mining. 

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