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Associates : Four Capitalists Who Created California by Richard Rayner (2008, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherNorton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
ISBN-100393059138
ISBN-139780393059137
eBay Product ID (ePID)48062636
Product Key Features
Book TitleAssociates : Four Capitalists Who Created California
Number of Pages224 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicGeneral, Business
Publication Year2008
IllustratorYes
GenreBiography & Autobiography, Business & Economics
AuthorRichard Rayner
Book SeriesEnterprise Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight13.1 Oz
Item Length8.2 in
Item Width5.7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2007-035481
Dewey Edition22
TitleLeadingThe
Reviews"An astute, artful history ... the author regards his subjects with a mixture of awe and revulsion." -- BusinessWeek
Series Volume Number0
Dewey Decimal385.092/2794
SynopsisOne hundred forty years ago, four men rose from their position as middle-class merchants in Sacramento, California, to become the force behind the transcontinental railroad. In the course of doing so, they became wealthy beyond any measure and to sustain their power, they lied, bribed, wheedled, and, when necessary, arranged for obstacles, both human and legal, to disappear. Their names were Collis Huntington, Leland Stanford, Charles Crocker, and Mark Hopkins, and they were known as The Big Four or The Associates. Their drive for money nothing more, nothing less was epic. Their legacy is a university, public gardens, museums, mansions, banks, and libraries and to a large degree California itself, a state that even today owes its aura of can-do and limitless possibilities to The Associates.", One hundred forty years ago, four men rose from their position as middle-class merchants in Sacramento, California, to become the force behind the transcontinental railroad. In the course of doing so, they became wealthy beyond any measure--and to sustain their power, they lied, bribed, wheedled, and, when necessary, arranged for obstacles, both human and legal, to disappear. Their names were Collis Huntington, Leland Stanford, Charles Crocker, and Mark Hopkins, and they were known as "The Big Four" or "The Associates." Their drive for money--nothing more, nothing less--was epic. Their legacy is a university, public gardens, museums, mansions, banks, and libraries--and to a large degree California itself, a state that even today owes its aura of "can-do" and limitless possibilities to The Associates ., "A first-rate look at the little-known story behind the creation of America's first continental railroad... Entertaining and well written." -- Publishers Weekly One hundred forty years ago, four shopkeepers in Sacramento, California, rose to become the force behind the American transcontinental railroad, achieving along the way wealth beyond measure. To build influence and maintain power, they lied, bribed, and, when necessary, arranged for obstacles, both human and legal, to disappear. Their names were Collis Huntington, Leland Stanford, Charles Crocker, and Mark Hopkins, and they were known as "The Big Four" or "The Associates." Their drive for money -- nothing more, nothing less -- was epic. Their legacy is a university, public gardens, museums, mansions, banks, and libraries-and to a large degree, California itself. A captivating chronicle of a crucial period in American urban expansion, The Associates is a true-to-life tale of ruthless ambition, staggering greed, and the making of a nation.
LC Classification NumberHE2752.R39 2008
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