| Wells Fargo Contributor(s): Chandler, Robert J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 073853143X ISBN-13: 9780738531434 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2006 Annotation: Those striking images of stagecoaches traversing rugged mountain terrain are no mere marketing gimmick, but part and parcel of Wells Fargo's storied past. When Henry Wells and William Fargo founded the company in 1852, the gold rush had already brought thousands of people to California and uncovered the largest amount of wealth then known to the world. Wells Fargo served a unique role as a banking, express or transporting, and mail-delivery agency. In 1857, the company helped establish the Overland Mail Company; in 1861, it operated the Pony Express; and in 1866, it put together a 3,000-mile network of stagecoaches running between California and Nebraska. Three decades later, Wells Fargo covered the nation over a web of iron rails. Miners and merchants, ranchers and farmers alike depended on Wells Fargo. The company always used the fastest means possible for its deliveries and fund transfers, whether by riverboat, ocean steamer, pony express, stagecoach, railroad, or the fastest method of all, the telegraph. |
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| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - West (ak, Ca, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, Wy) - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Historical - Business & Economics | Banks & Banking |
| Dewey: 388.341 |
| LCCN: 2006923108 |
| Series: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing) |
| Physical Information: 0.39" H x 6.64" W x 9.16" (0.71 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Cultural Region - West Coast - Geographic Orientation - California |
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Contributor Bio(s): Chandler, Dr Robert J.: - Dr. Robert J. Chandler, senior research historian for Wells Fargo Bank and president of the Book Club of California, shows in these pages the amazing history of a tremendously significant company. From its rough-and-ready delivery to its growth as a modern banking power, the tumultuous story of Wells Fargo mirrors the American West. |