1. The rise and fall of Horace Tabor, "Colorado's silver king" / Duane A. Smith -- 2. Edwin Cade and Frederick Gordon : British imperialism and the foundations of the Ashanti Goldfields Corporation, West Africa / Raymond E. Dumett -- 3. Cecil Rhodes, De Beers and mining finance in South Africa : the business of entrepreneurship and imperialism / Colin Newbury -- 4. John T. North, the nitrate king, and Chile's lost future / Michael Monteon -- 5. Whitaker Wright, speculative finance, and the London mining boom of the 1890s / Jeremy Mouat -- 6. Frank Morrill Murphy, 1854-1917 : mining and railroad mogul and developer of the American Southwest / Robert L. Spude -- 7. Claude Albo de Bernales : 'wizard' of Australia's golden west / Melville Davies -- 8. Copper kings of the Americas : the Guggenheim brothers / Thomas O'Brien -- 9. Alfred Chester Beatty : mining, engineer, financier, and entrepreneur, 1898-1950 / John Phillips.

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edited by Raymond E. Dumett

Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd

Ashgate Publishing Limited

Taylor & Francis Ltd

Gower Publishing Ltd

Modern economic and social history series, Farnham, England, Burlington, VT, England, 2009

Modern economic and social history series, Florence, 2008

Taylor & Francis (Unlimited), Abingdon, Oxon, 2016

United Kingdom and Ireland, United Kingdom

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Memory of the World Librarian: Quintus

Includes bibliographical references (p. [239]-243) and indexes.

The years of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, aptly described by Mark Twain as the 'Gilded Age' witnessed an unprecedented level of technological change, material excess, untrammled pursuit of profit and imperial expansion. Within this dynamic and often ruthless environment many colorful characters strode across the world stage, among them the great mining tycoons, who with the thousands of prospectors, diggers, shift bosses, timbermen, 'blastmen' and 'muckers' in mining enterprise constituted one of the major spearheads of global capitalistic expansion and colonial exploitation. This volume, which carries the epic story to the mid-twentieth century provides a truly international perspective on the role of mining entrepreneurs, investors and engineers in shaping the economic and political map of the globe, in testing management techniques and in setting a vogue for extravagant displays of wealth among the world's rich. Each chapter is loosely focussed on a biographical account of a particular mining tycoon that allows for broad and comparative accounts to be made about the individuals, their business interests, the technologies they employed and the national and international political considerations under which they operated. Furthermore, this structure also allows for consideration of the effect that these tycoons had on the countries and territories in which they worked, particularly the often long-lasting impact on indigenous populations, the environment, transport links and economic development. By approaching the subject matter through this stimulating mix of cultural, social, economic, business and colonial history, many intriguing and thought provoking conclusions are reached that will reward any scholars with an interest late nineteenth and early twentieth century history.

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Cover 1
Half Title 2
Title Page 4
Copyright Page 5
Contents 6
List of Maps 8
List of Figures 10
Notes on Contributors 12
General Editor’s Preface 16
Introduction 18
1 The Rise and Fall of Horace Tabor, “Colorado’s Silver King” 60
2 Edwin Cade and Frederick Gordon: British Imperialism and the Foundations of the Ashanti Goldfields Corporation, West Africa 80
3 Cecil Rhodes, De Beers and Mining Finance in South Africa: The Business of Entrepreneurship and Imperialism 102
4 John T. North, the Nitrate King, and Chile’s Lost Future 126
5 Whitaker Wright, Speculative Finance, and the London 144
6 Frank Morrill Murphy, 1854–1917: Mining and Railroad Mogul and Developer of the American Southwest 168
7 Claude Albo de Bernales—‘Wizard’ of Australia’s Golden West 188
8 Copper Kings of the Americas—The Guggenheim Brothers 212
9 Alfred Chester Beatty: Mining Engineer, Financier, and Entrepreneur, 1898–1950 232
Select Bibliography 256
Index of Subjects 262
Index of Persons 270

<p>"The years of the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries, aptly described by Mark Twain as the 'Gilded Age' witnessed an unprecedented level of technological change, material excess, untrammled pursuit of profit and imperial expansion. Within this dynamic and often ruthless environment many colorful characters strode across the world stage, among them the great mining tycoons, who with the thousands of prospectors, diggers, shift bosses, timbermen, 'blastmen' and 'muckers' in mining enterprise constituted one of the major spearheads of global capitalistic expansion and colonial exploitation." This volume, which carries the epic story to the mid-twentieth century provides a truly international perspective on the role of mining entrepreneurs, investors and engineers in shaping the economic and political map of the globe, in testing management techniques and in setting a vogue for extravagant displays of wealth among the world's rich.</p>

Duane A. Smith
Duane A. Smith -- Raymond E. Dumett
Duane A. Smith -- Raymond E. Dumett -- Colin Newbury
Duane A. Smith -- Raymond E. Dumett -- Colin Newbury -- Michael Monteon
Duane A. Smith -- Raymond E. Dumett -- Colin Newbury -- Michael Monteon -- Jeremy Mouat
Duane A. Smith -- Raymond E. Dumett -- Colin Newbury -- Michael Monteon -- Jeremy Mouat -- Robert L. Spude
Duane A. Smith -- Raymond E. Dumett -- Colin Newbury -- Michael Monteon -- Jeremy Mouat -- Robert L. Spude -- Melville Davies
Duane A. Smith -- Raymond E. Dumett -- Colin Newbury -- Michael Monteon -- Jeremy Mouat -- Robert L. Spude -- Melville Davies -- Thomas O'Brien
Duane A. Smith-- Raymond E. Dumett-- Colin Newbury-- Michael Monteon-- Jeremy Mouat-- Robert L. Spude-- Melville Davies-- Thomas O'Brien-- John Phillips.

This volume provides an international perspective on the role of mining tycoons both in shaping the economic and political map of the globe, and in setting a new standard for extravagant displays of wealth amongst the world's rich.

2020-07-26