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AP Giannini: The Man with the Midas Touch Natalie recently compelete work on a book about Amedeo Peter Giannini, the founder of Bank of America, entitled "AP Giannini: The Man with the Midas Touch.". She was commissioned for 10 ink illustrations, two maps and the book cover (in color). You can see samples of that work by clicking on the thumbnail on the right. About the Book At six, he witnessed his father’s murder. At 12, he regularly sneaked out to the waterfront at midnight. At 15, he quit school. At 30, he retired, a self-made man. Then the real work of his life began. In 1904, A. P. Giannini (1870-1949) founded Bank of Italy, the predecessor of today’s Bank of America, to serve his ethnic neighborhood in San Francisco. Against a backdrop of earthquake and fire, anti-immigrant fervor, war, and the Great Depression, he broke every rule and tradition on his way to a showdown with Wall Street. This riveting story of an outsider with something to prove is an American classic. Purchasing Information You can purchase AP Gianinni: The Man with the Midas touch online at the following stores:
About the Authors Dana Haight Cattani opened her first savings account when she was 12 years old and was audited for the first time (by her dad) when she was 13. A former high school teacher, she has a Ph. D. in education from Stanford University and is the author of A Classroom of Her Own. She lives with her family in Indiana. Angela B. Haight was born in San Francisco and grew up exploring North Beach, Fisherman's Wharf, Chinatown, Nob Hill, and Montgomery Street, where her father worked. She is a story teller at a children's library and has written numerous articles and stories for children as well as two early-reader books. She still lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. |
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