The years between 1870 and 1900, aptly described by Mark Twain as the 'Gilded Age', witnessed an unprecedented level of material excess, untrammelled pursuit of profit and imperial expansion. Within this dynamic and often ruthless environment many colourful characters strode across the world stage, among them the mining tycoons who were often among the 'shock troops' of European expansion and colonial exploitation.This volume provides a truly international perspective on the role of mining tycoons both in shaping the economic and political map of the globe, and in setting a new standard for extravagant displays of wealth amongst the world's rich. Each chapter is focussed on a biographical account of a particular mining tycoon that allows for broad and comparative accounts to be made about the individuals, their business interests, the technologies they employed and the national and internal political considerations under which they operated.Furthermore, this structure also allows for...

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