{"product_id":"9780743234368","title":"Stagecoach : Wells Fargo and the American West","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eStagecoach\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Philip L. Fradkin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSweeping in scope, as revealing of an era as it is of a company, \u003ci\u003eStagecoach\u003c\/i\u003e is the epic story of Wells Fargo and the American West. \u003cbr\u003e The trail of Wells Fargo runs through nearly every imaginable landscape and icon of frontier folklore: the California Gold Rush, the Pony Express, the transcontinental railroad, the Civil War, and the 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. \u003cbr\u003e As its reputation for speed and dependability grew after the Gold Rush, the sight of a red-and-yellow Wells Fargo stagecoach racing across the prairie came to symbolize faith in a nation's progress. For a time, Wells Fargo was the most powerful and widespread institution in the American West, even surpassing the presence of the federal government. \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eStagecoach\u003c\/i\u003e is a fascinating and rare combination of Western and business history. Along with its rich association with the frontier, readers will discover that swiftness, security, and connectivity have been constants in Wells Fargo's 150 years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003eJonathon Kirsch \u003ci\u003eThe Los Angeles Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e Both a colorful work of frontier history and a cool-headed corporate biography....Fradkin surveys the history of Wells Fargo in all its sweep.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/i\u003e Fradkin has neatly compacted this sprawling history into a slender volume.\u003cbr\u003eMichael Carlson \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e (London) This lively history...is as much a story of corporate machinations back East as it is of adventure in the West....One relishes the anecdotes about heroes who ought to be better remembered.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e A great story of brave spirits in the American West, and of entrepreneurial spirit as well.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780743234368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Free Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40590833025230,"sku":"9780743234368","price":20.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/O_b00fa3c1-d4f5-445e-a8e6-73f54583c421.jpg?v=1637743706","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780743234368","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}