Private yacht tale reveals a widower and governess intrigue
On the luxury yacht Marguerite II a wealthy industrialist Lysander Conibear courts Lygia a schoolteacher turned companion while Elaine the heiress watches. A stowaway ruffian disrupts the voyage hinting at danger and a hidden plot behind a world of wealth and privilege.
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Conibear
Elaine
Lygia
Engar
Iked
Foundabe
Ygia
Ralles
Hoyden
Epromeenes
Carly Peroniés
Marguerite II
Lygi
Lysander Conibear
Lysander
Griggs
Spectacular California prospector George Carson court battle
The long war over patents and a $20,000,000 fortune is recounted. George Campbell Carson, an early California prospector and inventor, fought copper firms over a noxious gas conversion, won judgments, and died without enjoying his wealth while relatives disputed his estate in further court fights.
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Veryone
George Campbell Carson
California
Carson
George Carson
Coper
Copper Co
San Francisco
Hersee M. Gross
Los Oe
Vancouver
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