Gold Rush drawings and photos
The discovery of gold in California touched off a madness that raged worldwide. Although the “yellow fever” didn’t impel John Mackay, hero of ...
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Scenes from New York City’s Five Points slum
Here are scenes of the Five Points neighborhood where John Mackay grew up. Clicking on the images enlarges them for more detailed examination. First, a drawing ...
My review of NO BEAST SO FIERCE in today’s WSJ
Bengal tigers under "normal circumstances" don't prey on humans. But in early-20th century India, circumstances were far from normal.
My review of “The Edge of Anarchy,” by Jack Kelly, for the WSJ
I enjoyed this one—Kelly does a fine job telling the story of this important-but-neglected episode.
My WSJ review of “Civil War Barons” by Jeffrey D. Wert
Here’s “Entrepreneurs For The Union,” my review of Civil War Barons: The Tycoons, Entrepreneurs, Inventors, and Visionaries Who Forged Victory...
National Geographic article about Gold Rush Era ships buried below modern San Francisco
San Francisco as it was when John Mackay arrived in 1851. “New Map Reveals Ships Buried Below San Francisco” by Greg Miller for National Geographic,...
The Nevada Appeal reviews THE BONANZA KING
In “‘The Bonanza King’ captures Mackay,” John Barrette reviewed THE BONANZA KING for the Nevada Appeal, July 31, 2018.
THE BONANZA KING in the Washington Post
Here’s “Why we need government to safeguard against the new robber barons,” my perspective piece for the Washington Post’s “Made b...
Two Flying Tigers books reviewed for the WSJ by Gregory Crouch
Here’s “Tigers Over a Rising Sun,” my review of A Few Planes for China by Eugenie Buchan and The Flying Tigers: The Untold Story of the Americ...