Stagecoach
Subtitle: Wells Fargo and the American West
Contributors: J. S. Holliday (Foreword)
Publisher: Free Press
Published: March 4, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9780743234368
Subjects: American history: c 1800 to c 1900; American history: from c 1900 -; Road transport industries; Social history; c 1800 to c 1900; History - U.S; Business History; United States Local History; Business & Economics; Business/Economics; USA; Western & Pacific Coast states; United States - 19th Century; Banks & Banking; Business & Economics / Banks & Banking; Business & Economics-Banks & Banking; History; History / United States / 19th Century; Economic History
First sentence: IMAGINE A business that combines the communications aspects of letter mail, e-mail, faxes, and the telephone; the transportation of heavier goods by parcel post and express mail, such private carriers as United Parcel Service and Federal Express, and an armored car service; and the plethora of financial arrangements supplied by modern intrastate, interstate, and international full-service banks.