Vintage Hard Cover Book California Gold John Jakes Random House 1st Edition 1989

Vintage Hard Cover Book California Gold John Jakes Random House 1st Edition 1989 Size 9.5"L x 6.5''W x 2''H, weight 2lb 6oz, 658 pages ISBN 978-0-394-56106-6 Book and Cover are in Very Fine pre-owned condition. California, supposedly ``the world's paradigm of hope and opportunity,'' is Jakes's ( North and South ) setting for this moderately satisfying novel about Mack Chance, an underdog whose ascent from poverty to affluence is a classic American success story. James Macklin Chase was a poor Pennsylvanian who dreamed of making it rich in California. But at the turn of the century, the money to be made was in oil, citrus, water rights, and the railroads. Mack would have it all, if he had his way. And along the way, the men and women he met, the passion he found, the enemies he made, and the great historical figures like William Randolph Hearts, Leland Stanford, and Theodore Roosevelt, he encountered, helped bring glory to the extraordinary century. "Riveting...CALIFORNIA GOLD strikes pay dirt....This sweeping epic is a dynamite tribute to the sheer pluck of one man who scorns all obstacles. He instills vibrancy in all his characterizations." **** If you’re new to Poshmark - Welcome! Use our sign-up code PROJECTRELOVE to get $15 off your first purchase.**** All measurements & weights given are approximate, and should be used for reference purposes only. We use recycled materials to ship our products. TB1131