Asbury Harpending
Books
- Diamonds in the Sand The Great Diamond Hoax of 1872 and the Men Who Fooled America · Liszt Think
In 1872, two Kentucky prospectors convinced San Francisco’s elite that a remote Colorado mesa held untold riches.
- The Kingdom of the Banker…ould rekindle the speculative energy of the early sixties and demonstrate that the age of giants had not passed. This was the appetite that Asbury Harpending understood precisely. Harpending appeared in Ralston’s office that same afternoon, unannounced, as was his habit. At thirty-two, he had alr…
- The Engineer’s Journey…. What distinguished this one was the insistence upon secrecy. The prospectors, Arnold and Slack, would accompany him to the site. So would Asbury Harpending, representing the investors. No other person would know their destination until departure. Janin, who had surveyed claims in territories wh…
- The Syndicate Forms…ture was worth more than any assay, more than any verbal assurance—a currency Ralston knew how to spend. He rang for his clerk and sent for Asbury Harpending and George D. Roberts. They arrived within the hour, Harpending first, moving with the restless energy of a man who had spent his life anti…