Stagecoach Wells Fargo and the American West |
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| Author:
| Fradkin, Philip L. |
| Foreword by:
| Holliday, J. S. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4223-6768-1 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2007 |
| Publisher: | DIANE Publishing Company
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $27.00 |
Book Description:
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The trail of Wells Fargo runs through every imaginable landscape & icon of frontier folklore: the California Gold Rush, the Pony Express, the transcontinental railroad, the Civil & Indian Wars. Fortune seekers arriving in California after the discovery of gold in 1849 couldn¿t bring the necessities of home with them. So Well Fargo express offices began providing basic services such as the exchange of gold dust for coin, short-term deposits & loans, & reliable delivery & receipt of...
More DescriptionThe trail of Wells Fargo runs through every imaginable landscape & icon of frontier folklore: the California Gold Rush, the Pony Express, the transcontinental railroad, the Civil & Indian Wars. Fortune seekers arriving in California after the discovery of gold in 1849 couldn¿t bring the necessities of home with them. So Well Fargo express offices began providing basic services such as the exchange of gold dust for coin, short-term deposits & loans, & reliable delivery & receipt of letters, money, & goods to & from distant places. As its reputation for speed & dependability grew, a red-&-yellow Wells Fargo stagecoach came to symbolize not only safe passage across the prairie but faith in a nation¿s progress. ¿A fascinating & rare combination of Western & business history.¿Illus.