Hot Air Promotions: A Miner's Story of Exploration and Stock Investments

"There's a Sucker Born Every Minute," thought to be contributed by P. T. Barnum was actually uttered by a competitor of the Barnum & Bailey Circus. While he was referring to the customers of the famous circus, it could certainly be attributed to that period of time when mining and oil stocks were exploding on the exchanges early in the first and second decade of the 1900's. Gold and silver mines were being discovered and touted every day as well as this country's fledgling oil company stock exchanges. The west was being heavily mined and there were numerous opportunities to place hard-earned dollars in the hopes of reaping many thousands in return.Back then you couldn't help but win big! Right? Get in on the ground floor and follow along with Stanley as he begins his investment strategy.

Author: Clyde Williams
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 07/01/2013
Pages: 194
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.64lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.45d
ISBN: 9781490485867

About the Author
Shanley McShane is the pen name of Patrick John Rose and the author of one novel published during his lifetime in 1936, "Bitter River Ranch," by Phoenix Press and more published posthumously by his granddaughter through Rose Point Publishing. Patrick was born in 1872 aboard his father's vessel, the Marguerite, and was the sole survivor when she sank carrying both his mother and father to the bottom of the ocean. He attained captain status aboard his own ship by age 24 and sailed the world's oceans and South Seas until some time after the turn of the 20th century, whereupon he caught Alaska gold fever and ventured north. From the extreme north, he traveled into California, Nevada, and Arizona, mining, prospecting, and eventually participated in a cattle drive on one of the (then) largest ranches in Arizona. It was in the late 1920's/early 30's that he eventually settled down to write about all of his adventures--both land and sea. "Cocos Island Treasure" was one of those adventures. Also recently published are "Sons of the Sea," "Lucky Joe," and "Hot Air Promotions." While "Bitter River Ranch" detailed life on a southwest cattle ranch, three published posthumously describe sailing adventures including his shanghai experience aboard a whaler. The fourth published posthumously details his mining explorations and subsequent mining and oil stock investments. Among manuscripts left for publication are numerous poems and short stories which will be published beginning in 2014.

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