Sugar king of California : the life of Claus Spreckels
Sandra E. Bonura
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[2024]
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| Authors: | Bonura, Sandra E. |
| Publisher: |
Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press |
| Subject: | Zuckerindustrie | Sugar industry | Zuckeranbau | Sugar farming | Unternehmer | Entrepreneurs | Lebensverlauf | Life course | USA | United States |
| Description of contents: |
"Sandra E. Bonura tells the overlooked, yet genuine rags-to-riches story of Claus Spreckels and his role in the developments of the sugarcane industry in the American West and across the Pacific"--
Table of Contents [gbv.de]
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| Extent: | xx, 382 Seiten Illustrationen |
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| Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
| Language: | English |
| Notes: | Includes bibliographical references and index Escape and opportunity: chasing the American dream -- White gold -- Too much too fast -- Between heaven and hell: Aptos -- The Reciprocity Treaty of 1875: a threat and an opportunity -- Storming into Hawai'i -- Branching out -- Vilified for his "overnight" monopoly -- Raising cane in Spreckelsville -- The kingdom in crisis -- Adolph shoots to kill -- Beets now or never -- Sugar and strife -- The divided house of spreckels in Pacific Heights -- Large and in charge -- Sweet success in the Salinas Valley -- Too many irons in the fire -- Claus's world crumbles -- Auf wiedersehen -- Epilogue. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4962-3511-4 ; 978-1-4962-3908-2 ; 978-1-4962-3909-9 |
| Source: | ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW |
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014468580