From Rags to Riches: The Story of the Silver Rush Kings and the "Big Bonanza"
Our American Stories
iHeartPodcasts
4.6 • 817 Ratings
🗓️ 11 April 2024
⏱️ 24 minutes
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On this episode of Our American Stories, straight out of a Horatio Alger novel, the Silver Kings (John Mackay, James Fair, William O'Brien, and James Flood) epitomized the rags-to-riches American dream story. Roger McGrath tells the story of the richest mineral discovery in American history - the Comstock Lode.
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