The generous miser
Subtitle: the story of James Lick of California.
By: a foreword by Richard H. Dillon and introd. by C. D. Shane.
Publisher: Ward Ritchie Press
Published: 1967
Place of publication: [Los Angeles]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 95
Subjects: Lick, James, 1796-1876.
Description: Biography of Lick who came to California before the Gold Rush and made his fortune in land, a hotel, and mill investments. He owned Catalina Island and Rancho Los Feliz and property in San Jose. In later years he donated to many charities including the Lick Industrial School, the Old Ladies Home, the California Academy of Sciences, and the Lick Observatory.