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100	1		_aFradkin, Philip L.
245	1	0	_aStagecoach : _bWells Fargo and the American West / _cPhilip L. Fradkin ; foreword by J.S. Holliday.
260			_aNew York : _bSimon & Schuster Source, _c2002.
300			_axxi, 250 p., [32] p. of plates : _bill., map ; 25 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 227-243) and index.
520			_aFrom award-winning writer Philip L. Fradkin, the fascinating story of the rise of Wells Fargo & Co., told against the wildest and most colorful backdrop in American history, the Old West. The trail of Wells Fargo runs through nearly every imaginable landscape and icon of Old West folklore: the California gold rush, the Pony Express, the transcontinental railroad, the Civil and Indian Wars. From the Great Plains to the Rockies to the Pacific Ocean, the company's operations embraced almost all social, cultural, and economic activities west of the Mississippi, following one of the greatest migrations in American history. Fortune-seekers arriving in California after the discovery of gold in 1849 couldn't bring the necessities of home with them. So Wells Fargo express offices began providing basic services such as the exchange of gold dust for coin, short-term deposits and loans, and reliable delivery and receipt of letters, money, and goods to distant places. As its reputation for speed and dependability grew, the sight of a red and yellow Wells Fargo stagecoach racing across the prairie came to symbolize not only safe passage, but faith in a nation's progress. Stagecoach is a fascinating and rare combination of Western and business history. Along with its colorful association with the Old West -- Wyatt Earp, Black Bart, Buffalo Bill -- readers will discover that swiftness, security, and connectivity have been constants in Wells Fargo's history, and that these themes remain just as important today, 150 years later.
505	0		_aJSFake -- Fake -- Fake.
610	2	0	_aWells, Fargo & Company _xHistory.
650		0	_aCoaching (Transportation) _zUnited States _xHistory.
650		0	_aExpress service _zUnited States _xHistory.
650		4	_aEntrenamiento (Transporte) _zEstados Unidos _xHistoria.
650		4	_aServicio urgente _zEstados Unidos _xHistoria.
651		0	_aWest (U.S.) _xHistory.
856	4	2	_3Contributor biographical information _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/bios/simon052/2001054154.html
856	4	2	_3Publisher description _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/simon032/2001054154.html
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