America in the 1890's was a period of economic innovation and rapid industrialization. The country was transformed by Carnegie, Rockefeller, Gould and Morgan as railroads connected New York to California. "Red Treasure", sequel to "Gold, Silver and Guns" describes the development of a territory as it establishes Phoenix as its capitol as it strives to become a state. A major dam is built to store water and control flooding, copper mining begins to provide metal for electrification and railroads provide a necessary transportation infrastructure. Tombstone and Arizona silver is on the wane as Konrad Bruner, a German immigrant miner, decides to leave the comfort of Ribera to embark on the risky start-up of a mammoth copper deposit. Meeting the challenge of predatory competition, mine site remoteness, flash floods and labor unrest threatens the entrepreneur as he tries to build a copper empire. Financial crises, caused by things beyond Bruner's control, only add to the high potential for...

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