Towers of Gold How One Jewish Immigrant Named

Towers Of Gold is a vivid portrait of the financier who changed California forever. Attempted stagecoach robberies, an assassination attempt, bank runs, the Gold Rush, the 1906 earthquake-it's all here in Frances Dinkelspiel's meticulously researched and masterly crafted biography.

FRANCES DINKELSPIEL is an award-winning journalist and the great-great granddaughter of Isaias Hellman. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, People, San Francisco Magazine, San Jose Mercury News, and other venues. She lives in Berkeley, California.

The Hellman Family Tree	p. vii
Introduction	p. 1
Panic	p. 7
New Names, New Lives	p. 12
Coming to Los Angeles	p. 24
A Safe and a Dream	p. 35
Marriage	p. 52
The Farmers and Merchants Bank	p. 65
The Railroad	p. 76
Prosperity	p. 98
Transformation	p. 124
The Nevada Bank	p. 135
A Death Threat	p. 169
Trolleys and Water	p. 185
Betrayal	p. 206
Wells Fargo	p. 227
Earthquake and Fire	p. 240
Graft and Cash	p. 263
Change	p. 285
War and Anti-Semitism	p. 302
The Light Fades	p. 318
Epilogue	p. 327
Acknowledgments	p. 337
Notes	p. 341
Bibliography	p. 355
Index	p. 361
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Towers of Gold How One Jewish Immigrant Named Isaias Hellman Created California

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