The sugar king of California : The life of Claus Spreckels / Sandra E. Bonura.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bonura, Sandra E., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Spreckels, Claus, 1828-1908.

Spreckels, Claus.

Sugarcane industry--California--Biography.

Sugarcane industry.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (405 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

2024.

Lincoln, Nebraska : University of Nebraska Press, [2024]

Summary:

Sandra E. Bonura tells the overlooked yet genuine rags-to-riches story of Claus Spreckels and his pioneering role in developing the sugar industry in the United States and the kingdom of Hawai'i.

Contents:

Escape and opportunity: chasing the American dream

White gold

Too much too fast

Between heaven and hell: Aptos

The Reciprocity Treaty of 1875: a threat and an opportunity

Storming into Hawai'i

Branching out

Vilified for his "overnight" monopoly

Raising cane in Spreckelsville

The kingdom in crisis

Adolph shoots to kill

Beets now or never

Sugar and strife

The divided house of spreckels in Pacific Heights

Large and in charge

Sweet success in the Salinas Valley

Too many irons in the fire

Claus's world crumbles

Auf wiedersehen

Epilogue.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4962-3909-1

1-4962-3908-3

OCLC:

1434178701