Monuments to Money: The Architecture of American Banks

by Charles Belfoure

Book Overview

To understand the evolution of bank design, it is also necessary to grasp the fundamentals of America's banking and financial history, which go hand-in-hand with the creation of bank architecture. While the worldwide evolution of architectural styles played a major factor in the way banks look, developments in the financial history of the nation--depressions, panics, government monetary and banking policy--also played a critical role.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786464135
• ISBN13: 9780786464135
• Release Date: December 2011
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 358 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.9" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher