George Wingfield était une figure majeure de l'histoire du Nevada dans les premières décennies du XXe siècle, et son héritage se fait sentir dans tout l'État même aujourd'hui. Titane politique et économique, il a fait fortune dans les champs d'or du centre du Nevada et a rapidement acheté une chaîne de banques et plusieurs hôtels. Wingfield était un chef du parti républicain qui était également influent parmi les démocrates. Son pouvoir était légendaire et dominant, comme le démontre la croyance presque universelle qu'il dirigeait une machine politique bipartite. Pendant un certain nombre d'années, Wingfield a été décrit, sans exagération, comme le propriétaire et l'exploitant de l'État du Nevada. Certains l'ont vénéré comme un « ami » bienveillant du Nevada. D'autres l'ont condamné comme un « césar d'armoise », un homme qui dominait politiquement l'État « aussi arbitrairement que le tsar gouvernait la Russie ». La biographie d'Elizabeth Raymond représente l'homme et son temps, de son humble naissance en Arkansas en 1876 jusqu'à sa mort à Reno en 1959.
Wingfield est devenu une puissance importante au Nevada en partie parce qu'il est resté dans l'État avec tout son argent au lieu de partir comme d'autres millionnaires l'avaient fait. Son autorité est devenue de plus en plus controversée à mesure que ses activités politiques ont progressivement remodelé l'État pour coïncider avec ses goûts personnels et ses intérêts économiques. Ses investissements lui ont donné une importance nationale et une énorme influence dans un État peu peuplé, où une dépendance économique sur le divorce et le jeu était controversée. En fin de compte, les opposants politiques et les observateurs extérieurs en sont venus à ressentir le contrôle de Wingfield.
Dans les années 1930, lorsque ses banques se sont effondrées, Wingfield était si amèrement ressenti que toutes les tentatives de réorganisation et de réouverture ont échoué. En 1935, vaincu et dépouillé du pouvoir politique, Wingfield a déclaré faillite personnelle. Bien qu'une deuxième fabuleuse mine d'or lui ait apporté une autre fortune, il n'a jamais retrouvé la domination politique dont il jouissait au sommet de sa carrière dans les années 1920. Lorsque Wingfield est mort en 1959, il a eu la satisfaction d'être témoin de l'économie touristique florissante qu'il avait travaillé si dur pour promouvoir.
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