# Prof. Richard Sylla's new book, "Genealogy of American Finance," is featured

1 Faculty News March 29, 2015 ![Winston-Salem Journal logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/winstonsalemjournal.jpg?itok=P0fzR3-m)>

Excerpt from [Winston-Salem Journal](http://www.journalnow.com/business/business_news/local/book-focuses-on-history-of-bb-t-wells-fargo-and/article_dba62050-4e94-5cbe-a258-3e0528950292.html) -- "'More than 225 years have passed since Alexander Hamilton created one of the nation’s first commercial banks,' the authors said. 'Over time, these institutions have changed hands, names and locations, reflecting a wave of mergers, acquisitions and other restructuring efforts that echo changes in American finance.'"

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