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#90 - Sweet Success: The Triumphs and Tribulations of California's Sugar King

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Historian Sandra Bonura shares the fascinating story of Claus Spreckels, a German immigrant who became one of the wealthiest men in America during the Gilded Age. Discover how Spreckels built a sugar empire in California and Hawaii in her captivating biography "The Sugar King of California," which Blaine DeSantis calls "the best biography I've read in over 20 years."

Links:

• "The Sugar King of California" Book: https://amzn.to/47YF0kT
• Dr. Sandra Bonura Website: https://www.sandrabonura.com/
• Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/RiIqHiJBLR8

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