Fri.Oct 07, 2011

First Friday Book Synopsis

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Where is Amadeo Giannini when we need him most?

First Friday Book Synopsis

In 1904, Amadeo Giannini founded the Bank of Italy in San Francisco to provide personal as well as professional services to those such as recent immigrants who had been denied service from other banks. When the 1906 earthquake struck, Giannini removed all deposits from the bank building and away from the fires. Because San Francisco’s [.].

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