BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//San Diego History Center | San Diego, CA | Our City, Our Story - ECPv4.9.10//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-WR-CALNAME:San Diego History Center | San Diego, CA | Our City, Our Story
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://sandiegohistory.org
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for San Diego History Center | San Diego, CA | Our City, Our Story
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:America/Los_Angeles
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0800
TZOFFSETTO:-0700
TZNAME:PDT
DTSTART:20240310T100000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0700
TZOFFSETTO:-0800
TZNAME:PST
DTSTART:20241103T090000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240618T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240618T130000
DTSTAMP:20260611T091632
CREATED:20240410T001121Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240528T184843Z
UID:114992-1718710200-1718715600@sandiegohistory.org
SUMMARY:Lunch and Learn: The Sugar King of California
DESCRIPTION:\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n					\n				\n				\n				\n			\n			\n				\n				\n			 \n				\n				\n				\n				\n					\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n					Lunch and Learn: The Sugar King of California\nJUNE 18\, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM \n				\n			 \n				\n				\n				\n					The Sugar King of California: The Life of Claus Spreckels \nDr. Sandra E. Bonura is a historian and award winning author of multiple nonfiction books. Her newest book\, The Sugar King of California tells the rags-to-riches story of Claus Spreckels who came to America with only 75 cents in his pocket and became one of the richest Americans in history. Spreckels was a colorful\, controversial & complicated character who wielded a clenched fist over Hawai‘i’s economy for nearly 2 decades after occupying a position of unrivaled power and political influence with the Hawaiian monarchy\, while also advancing major technology developments on the islands. The Sugar King’s legacy continued as the Spreckels family branched out and developed large portions of our state including San Diego\, building and breaking monopolies in agriculture\, shipping\, railroading\, finance\, real estate\, horse breeding\, utilities\, streetcars\, and water infrastructure\, and building entire towns and cities from infrastructure to superstructure. In an era rife with corruption\, he ultimately transformed California’s industry and labor. Harshly criticized by his enemies for ruthless business tactics but loved by his employees\, he was unapologetic in his quest for wealth\, asserting “Spreckels’s success is California’s success.” But there’s always a cost for single-minded determination and his story is one of both triumph and tragedy\, a portrait of a family torn apart by money\, jealousy\, and ego. \nDr. Bonura will be bringing a rare artifact from her personal collection to show. \nPre-order your book here for 40% off. It will be author signed and read for pick-up at the event! Use code 6AS24 for the discount. \nTicket price includes lunch. \nSDHC Member $25 \nNon-Member $30 \n				\n			 \n				RSVP HERE\n			\n			 \n				\n				\n			 \n				\n				\n			 			\n			\n		
URL:https://sandiegohistory.org/event/lunch-and-learn-the-sugar-king-of-california/
LOCATION:1649 El Prado\, Suite #3 San Diego\, CA 92101\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sandiegohistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/SDHC-Website-ThumbnailHero-June-11-Lunch-and-Learn-The-Sugar-King-of-California_Thumbnail-2-min-1.png
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR