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Adolph Sutro
- King of the Comstock Lode and Mayor of San Francisco
Engelsk
Bogcover for Adolph Sutro af William R. Huber, 9781476680392
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Engelsk
Sider:
294
ISBN-13:
9781476680392
Indbinding:
Paperback
ISBN-10:
1476680396
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Udg. Dato:
13 apr 2020
Størrelse i cm:
25,4 x 17,8 x 1,5
Oplagsdato:
13 apr 2020
Forfatter(e):

Adolph Sutro

- King of the Comstock Lode and Mayor of San Francisco
Engelsk
Paperback 2020
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Adolph Sutro was forever seeking challenges. Emigrating from Prussia to the U.S. at age 20, the California gold rush lured him west. At the Comstock Lode in Nevada, he conceived an idea for a tunnel to drain the hot water that made the mines perilous and inefficient. But he would have to overcome both physical obstacles and powerful opposition by the Bank of California to realize his vision.

Back in San Francisco, Sutro bought one twelfth of the city, including the famous Cliff House perched over the Pacific Ocean. When it burned to cinders on Christmas Day, 1894, he built a massive, eight-story Victorian replacement. He used his expertise in tunneling and water solutions to create the world''s largest enclosed swimming structure, the Sutro Baths--six glass-covered heated saltwater pools with capacity of 1,000 swimmers.

Other challenges followed but Sutro was not invincible. After a two-year term as mayor of San Francisco, he succumbed to debilitating strokes which left him senile. His death in 1898 started disputes among his heirs--six children by his wife and two by his mistress--that lasted more than a decade.

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Specifikationer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
294
ISBN-13:
9781476680392
Indbinding:
Paperback
ISBN-10:
1476680396
Kategori:
Udg. Dato:
13 apr 2020
Størrelse i cm:
25,4 x 17,8 x 1,5
Oplagsdato:
13 apr 2020
Forfatter(e):
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