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George Wingfield : Owner and Operator of Nevada Wilbur S. Shepperson Series in History and Humanities ; No. 34
author
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Raymond, C. Elizabeth.
publisher
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University of Nevada Press
isbn10 | asin
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0874171970
print isbn13
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9780874171976
ebook isbn13
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9780874174519
language
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English
subject
Wingfield, George,--1876-1959, Politicians--Nevada--Biography, Businesspeople--Nevada--Biography, Nevada--Politics and government.
publication date
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1992
lcc
:
F841.W56R39 1992eb
ddc
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979.3/032/092
subject
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Wingfield, George,--1876-1959, Politicians--Nevada--Biography, Businesspeople--Nevada--Biography, Nevada--Politics and government.
Page i
George Wingfield
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Wilbur S. Shepperson Series in History and Humanities
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George Wingfield
Owner and Operator of Nevada
C. Elizabeth Raymond
Page iv
Winner of the Wilbur S. Shepperson Humanities Book Award for 1993
This book is the recipient of the Wilbur S. Shepperson Humanities Book Award, which is given annually in his memory by the Nevada Humanities Committe and the University of Nevada Press. One of Nevada's most distinguished historians, Wilbur S. Shepperson was a founding board member and long-time supporter of both organizations.
Wilbur S. Shepperson Series in History and Humanities No. 34 (formerly Nevada Studies in History and Political Science) Series Editor: Jerome E. Edwards
A list of books in the series follows the index.
The paper used in this book meets the requirements of American National Standard for Information SciencesPermanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1984. Binding materials were selected for strength and durability.
University of Nevada Press, Reno, Nevada 89557 USA
Copyright 1992 by C. Elizabeth Raymond
All rights reserved
Designed by Kaelin Chappell
Printed in the United States of America
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Raymond, C. Elizabeth. George Wingfield : owner and operator of Nevada / by C. Elizabeth Raymond. p. cm.(Wilbur S. Shepperson series in history and humanities : no. 34) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-87417-197-0 (alk. paper) 1. Wingfield, George, 18761959. 2. PoliticiansNevadaBiography. 3. BusinessmenNevadaBiography. 4. NevadaPolitics and government. I. Title. II. Series. F841.W56R39 1992 979.3'032'092dc20 9217980 [B] CIP
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In memory of George Wingfield, Jr., who graciously made his father's papers available so that this biography could be written
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Contents
Preface
ix
One Owner and Operator of the State of Nevada
1
Two Roots
9
Three "Young Men Who Are Willing to Rough It"
23
Four Nevada's Napoleon
39
Five "Compromise Be Damned"
59
Six "I Have Took Over Everything"
87
Seven "Probably the Wealthiest Man in Nevada"
115
Eight Playing the Game
147
Nine "Thousands Hate Him"
188
Ten "Hitting the Comeback Trail"
218
Eleven "The Same Old Landmarks Over and Over Again"
251
Notes
275
Bibliography
339
Index
349
Page ix
Preface
I first became aware of George Wingfield's dominant position in twentieth-century Nevada when I was hired in the early 1980s to organize his enormous collection of papers at the Nevada State Historical Society. At that time there was little scholarly history about this important Nevada figure, but popular legends abounded. I wondered about this millionaire banker who was also reputed to be a gangster and a sinister political boss. After reading Wingfield's mail every day for almost three years, I was sufficiently intrigued to want to tell the actual story, which was as fascinating in its own right as all the myths and rumors.
George Wingfield's career was controversial, and his legacy to the state was mixed. Even thirty years after his death, no one that I interviewed was lukewarm about the man. Everyone had a strong opinion about him, whether positive or negative. Yet his centrality to Nevadaand especially to its economy, based on marketing legalized vices as recreational activity for touristsis undeniable. For a brief period he was, indeed, the virtual owner and operator of the state of Nevada, both politically and economically. I hope that this biography will explain the origins and the nature of that tremendous power and will accurately depict Wingfield's uses of it. At the same time I have tried to present not only the political and economic consequences, but also the personal context in which these events occurred. Thus my biography of George Wingfield reconstructs, to the extent possible, his own view of the events in which he participated.
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