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Lanterns to Lights: A Cornish Lad in California

Lanterns to Lights: A Cornish Lad in California

Jeffory Morshead
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The stagecoach’s lanterns flickered out for the night. Tomorrow it would depart. In a nearby farmhouse, a family tried to hold back the tears. In 1857, John White Morshead, still on his farm in Cambourne, sensed the arrival of fate, could almost see it draw near, an indistinct figure shrouded in the mist that covered the sun. Did fate whisper that he would become fabulously wealthy in California, explode into its history and leave indelible marks? Who could imagine that this teenaged Cornish immigrant would one day help his son take down John D. Rockefeller?
John’s father, Philip, faced a devastating reality: since international tin prices had dropped 50% thanks to dry mining in Bolivia, his crops no longer fetched good prices. No one could afford to buy them; instead they had to grub for roots to eat. His fifteen-year-old son must immigrate or starve.
After an arduous journey, he arrives in San Francisco. A wild ride awaits: the Civil War, race wars in San Francisco, the 1906 earthquake and fire, not to mention personal triumphs and tragedies. Who could imagine that he would make a great fortune and lead the California oil wars against John D. Rockefeller. Populated with characters like Emperor Norton and Sunny Jim Rolph, this true story brings to life one of the most vivid eras in American history.
"Stunning. Breathtaking. What a story." - Alan Nichols
Format
Kindle Edition
Publisher
Wood River Press
Release
January 02, 2017

Lanterns to Lights: A Cornish Lad in California

Jeffory Morshead
0/5 ( ratings)
Read Download
The stagecoach’s lanterns flickered out for the night. Tomorrow it would depart. In a nearby farmhouse, a family tried to hold back the tears. In 1857, John White Morshead, still on his farm in Cambourne, sensed the arrival of fate, could almost see it draw near, an indistinct figure shrouded in the mist that covered the sun. Did fate whisper that he would become fabulously wealthy in California, explode into its history and leave indelible marks? Who could imagine that this teenaged Cornish immigrant would one day help his son take down John D. Rockefeller?
John’s father, Philip, faced a devastating reality: since international tin prices had dropped 50% thanks to dry mining in Bolivia, his crops no longer fetched good prices. No one could afford to buy them; instead they had to grub for roots to eat. His fifteen-year-old son must immigrate or starve.
After an arduous journey, he arrives in San Francisco. A wild ride awaits: the Civil War, race wars in San Francisco, the 1906 earthquake and fire, not to mention personal triumphs and tragedies. Who could imagine that he would make a great fortune and lead the California oil wars against John D. Rockefeller. Populated with characters like Emperor Norton and Sunny Jim Rolph, this true story brings to life one of the most vivid eras in American history.
"Stunning. Breathtaking. What a story." - Alan Nichols
Format
Kindle Edition
Publisher
Wood River Press
Release
January 02, 2017

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