Isaias W. Hellman and the Farmers and Merchants Bank
$9.95, £5.95 paperback
978-0-87328-018-1
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138 pages, 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 inches, 9 b/w illustrations
January 1990, Available worldwide
Categories: California & the West; Californian & Western History; United States History
January 1990, Available worldwide
Categories: California & the West; Californian & Western History; United States History
"The reader is frequently presented with provocative insights into banking in general and the role that this bank played as Southern California grew from the languid, pastoral society of the 1960s into the bustling, multifaceted, economic megalopolis of our time. . . . the clear and uncluttered style of the narrative, the appendices which contain valuable statistical information, and the unique nature of this study make it an item which all students of California history will find valuable."–Southern California Quarterly
"Throughout the text . . . one discerns that the builders of southern California greatness were intimately connected with this unusual and most important bank."–Pacific Historical Review
"Throughout the text . . . one discerns that the builders of southern California greatness were intimately connected with this unusual and most important bank."–Pacific Historical Review
Isaias W. Hellman, a man "born with a genius for finance," was chiefly responsible for the establishment of the Farmers and Merchants Bank in 1871. As its president for several decades, Hellman determined many of its politics; the bank reflected his integrity and relied on his business acumen. The story of the Farmers and Merchants Bank is that of the development of Los Angeles, particularly in the formative period from 1870 to 1900.