Presents the biography of William Sharon, one of Nevada's most reviled historical figures. This book discusses the broader historical context of Sharon's career - the complex business relationships between San Francisco and the booming gold and silver mining camps of the Far West.
The fascinating account of William Sharon, legendary scoundrel and visionary capitalist who controlled more than a dozen of the greatest mines on Nevada's mighty Comstock Lode, built the Virginia & Truckee Railroad, manipulated speculation and prices on the San Francisco Stock Exchange, and revived the collapsed Bank of California, and the Gilded Age of the American West.