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This junior‑audience account chronicles the first century of Wells Fargo & Company, beginning with the 1848 discovery of gold at Sutter’s Mill and the company’s early mail operations on the Pony Express. It traces the firm’s evolution into a major stagecoach and banking enterprise, highlighting the era’s prospectors, outlaws, Indians, and riders.
First publish date: 1950
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Samuel Hopkins Adams
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