{"product_id":"marcus-dalys-montana-empires-copper-mining-racehorses-politics-9781467148252","title":"Marcus Daly's Montana Empires: Copper Mining, Racehorses, \u0026 Politics","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Prince of the American Turf and Mining King of the World\"--P.A. O'Farrell\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith business savvy honed in the West's rowdy mining camps, Marcus Daly rose from poor Irish immigrant to Gilded Age magnate. From the mines of Butte, Montana, to America's largest smelter in a town he also named Anaconda, Daly's Anaconda Copper Company made a fortune. He used it to build his dream--a Bitterroot Valley ranch and a horse racing empire that stretched from California to New York. Meanwhile, his gregarious and generous façade hid a sly manipulator, one locked in a battle for political dominance with rival copper king W.A. Clark. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith detailed research and more than one hundred photographs, historian Brenda Wahler peels back the layers of a complex industrialist, revealing his historic influence and legacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brenda Wahler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e History Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/03\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781467148252","brand":"History Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45361491869833,"sku":"9781467148252","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_223a4cec-fc5c-42cd-a376-2d33ee0c2c9f.jpg?v=1773169523","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/marcus-dalys-montana-empires-copper-mining-racehorses-politics-9781467148252","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}