Description: Fine hardcover, 10" by 6" 317 pages, illustrated with b/w photos, in unclipped poor dust jacket with many rips and tears,44 illustrations; chapter notes, bibliography, index. Red pebble cloth, gilt-lettering on spine and front cover. A biography of this railroad builder, governor of California, and university founder. "This is the first biography of Leland Stanford to detail his entire career and put to rest many myths about the early years of his life in Wisconsin and California. The author shows that Stanford was a man of great intelligence and widely varied interests, giving attention to Stanford's role as Governor during the Civil War, his presidency of the Occidental and Oriental Steamship Co., his break with Collis P. Huntington, his efforts to build the wine industry in California, his work with Eadweard Muybridge that helped trigger the motion picture industry, his brief flirtation with running for President, his interest in spiritualism, and, of course, his role in the building of the Central Pacific Railroad.
Price: 10 USD
Location: Grosse Pointe, Michigan
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Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Features: Dust Jacket, Illustrated
Custom Bundle: No
Format: Hardcover
Personalize: No
Item Width: 1 in
Number of Pages: 317
Item Length: 6 in
Item Height: 10 in
Topic: Careers
Vintage: Yes
Era: 1970s
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Ex Libris: No
Edition: First Edition
Language: English
Publication Year: 1971
Item Weight: 20 oz
Book Title: Leland Stanford: Man Of Many Careers
Intended Audience: Adults
Author: Norman E Tutorow
Original Language: English
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Publisher: Manning
Inscribed: No
Signed: No
Genre: Biographies & True Stories
Personalized: No
Type: Biography
