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Kansas tycoon : Emerson Carey : building an empire from coal, ice and salt / Lynn Ledeboer and Myron Marcotte ; foreword by Michael Carey

Author:
Ledeboer, Lynn
Additional Titles:
Emerson Carey
Published:
Charleston, SC : The History Press, 2019.
Physical Description:
160 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm
Additional Creators:
Marcotte, Myron

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Contents:
From rags: 1863-1882 -- Emerson's empire beings: 1882-1895 -- Cold cash: 1896-1900 -- Salt bandwagon: 1901-1905 -- Soda ash is where it's at: 1906-1910 -- The very fair senator: 1911-1916 -- Boxes, bags and trolleys: 1917-1920 -- The affluent life: 1921-1922 -- Soaring to new highs and digging to new lows: 1923-1931 -- The final years: 1931-1935.
Summary:
"I've seen a fly make a bull switch his tail" is a homespun quip attributed to Emerson Carey, the powerful salt magnate of Hutchinson, Kansas. True or not, the quote epitomizes the fearless and tenacious character of the legend who became Reno County's benefactor. Young, awestruck Carey arrived in boomtown 1880s Hutchinson and went on to create an immense empire. Coal, ice, salt, strawboard, egg cases, bags, soda ash and streetcars--he presided over it all. From Carey's sleeping in a coal yard with a quarter in his pocket to the founding of the exclusive Willowbrook community and attaining a net worth of more than 15 million dollars, authors Lynn Ledeboer and Myron Marcotte relate the epic story.
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ISBN:
1467140791 paperback
9781467140799 paperback
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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