Bank of Scotland 1695-1995: A Very Singular Institution
The Bank of Scotland celebrates its tercentenary in 1995. This book reveals its full story, beginning in 1695 with the Bank's foundation by an Act of the Scottish Parliament - a full 12 years before the Union with England - through the industrial revolution and two World Wars, right up to the present day. This illustrated study examines how the attitudes of the Bank were shaped by men of vision and periods of tremendous change and upheaval, and explores...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1851586911
ISBN13:9781851586912
Release Date:April 1995
Publisher:Mainstream Publishing Company
Length:262 Pages
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Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
The author has succeeded in providing a wealth of information in a highly readable manner. Banking history has the potential to be extremely dull, but this book, through the use of numerous anecdotes, manages to avoid this. The book still offers the reader considerable insight into Scottish economic history and is a good complement to Richard Savile's more academic history of the Bank of Scotland.
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