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Charlton, Mamie Nothing Venture, Nothing Win: The Life of William Purcell (1844-1909)
York, United Kingdom Wilton 65 Pub. 1997 0947828524 / 9780947828523 First Edition Green Cloth Fine Near Fine
278pp., 2 col.(tipped-in) & 63 b/w illus., family tree, map. Minor edgewear to dj. 'William Purcell, who later became affectionately known throughout North Mexico as 'Don Guillermo', left his home in Ireland to seek his fortune in Texas and Mexico aged 17, in 1862 during the American Civil War. When he died in San Antonio, 47 years later, he was a multi-millionaire. In Mexico he owned nearly half a million acres of cattle and horse ranches, over two hundred thousand acres of cotton and grain farms, and a number of copper, lead, silver and zinc mines. He built about 80 miles of railway for a company which he inaugurated.' [54]
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30.00 GBP
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