Author: George A. NewburyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Banks and banking
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
A Story of Men, a Frontier City, and a Bank
Author: George A. NewburyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Banks and banking
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
A Story of Men, a Frontier City, and a Bank
Author: Genealogy of American Finance
Author: Robert E. WrightPublisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 0231539215
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
In this unique, well-illustrated book, readers learn how fifty financial corporations came to dominate the U.S. banking system and their impact on the nation's political, social, and economic growth. A story that spans more than two centuries of war, crisis, and opportunity, this account reminds readers that American banking was never a fixed enterprise but has evolved in tandem with the country. More than 225 years have passed since Alexander Hamilton created one of the nation's first commercial banks. Over time, these institutions have changed hands, names, and locations, reflecting a wave of mergers, acquisitions, and other restructuring efforts that echo changes in American finance. Some names, such as Bank of America and Wells Fargo, will be familiar to readers. The origins of others, including Zions Bancorporation, founded by Brigham Young and owned by the Mormon Church until 1960, are surprising. Exploring why some banks failed and others thrived, this book wonders, in light of the 2008 financial crisis, whether recent consolidations have reached or even exceeded economically rational limits. A key text for navigating the complex terrain of American finance, this volume draws a fascinating family tree for projecting the financial future of a nation.
Writings on American History
Author: White Collar Workers in Transition
Author: Mark MccollochPublisher: Praeger
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Study comparing trends in job content, career pattern and occupational status of nonmanual workers in the electrical machinery industry, public service and banking in the USA between 1940 and 1970 - discusses working conditions, technological change, labour force participation of woman workers and minority groups, educational level, the role of job satisfaction in labour turnover, trade unionization, etc. Bibliography.
The Lost Bank
Author: Kirsten GrindPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1451617933
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 401
Book Description
Based on reporting for which the author was named a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the Gerald Loeb Award, this book traces the rise and spectacular fall of Washington Mutual.
The Cruelest Miles: The Heroic Story of Dogs and Men in a Race Against an Epidemic
Author: Gay SalisburyPublisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393076210
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
"A stirring tale of survival, thanks to man's best friend." —Seattle Times When a deadly diphtheria epidemic swept through Nome, Alaska, in 1925, the local doctor knew that without a fresh batch of antitoxin, his patients would die. The lifesaving serum was a thousand miles away, the port was icebound, and planes couldn't fly in blizzard conditions—only the dogs could make it. The heroic dash of dog teams across the Alaskan wilderness to Nome inspired the annual Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race and immortalized Balto, the lead dog of the last team whose bronze statue still stands in New York City's Central Park. This is the greatest dog story, never fully told until now.
Newcomen Publication
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Business enterprises
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Banking in Oklahoma Before Statehood
Author: Michael J. HightowerPublisher:
ISBN: 9780806194189
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This lively book takes Oklahoma history into the world of Wild West capitalism. It begins with a useful survey of banking from the early days of the American republic until commercial patterns coalesced in the East. It then follows the course of American expansion westward, tracing the evolution of commerce and banking in Oklahoma from their genesis to the eve of statehood in 1907.
Index of Publications
Author: Newcomen Society in North AmericaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Technology
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description