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245 10 a| Towers of gold :b| how one Jewish immigrant named Isaias Hellman created California /c| Frances Dinkelspiel.;

250 a| 1st ed.;

260 a| New York :b| St. Martin's Press,c| 2008.;

300 a| viii, 376 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates :b| illustrations ;c| 25 cm;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. [355]-360) and index.;

505 0 a| Introduction -- Panic -- New names, new lives -- Coming to Los Angeles -- A safe and a dream -- Marriage -- The Farmers and Merchants Bank -- The railroad -- Prosperity -- Transformation -- The Nevada Bank -- A death threat -- Trolleys and water -- Betrayal -- Wells Fargo -- Earthquake and fire -- Graft and cash -- Change -- War and anti-semitism -- The light fades -- Epilogue.;

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Towers of gold : how one Jewish immigrant named Isaias Hellman created California / Frances Dinkelspiel.

Author/creator	Dinkelspiel, Frances
Format	Book
Edition	1st ed.
Publication Info	New York : St. Martin's Press, 2008.
Description	viii, 376 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Supplemental Content	Contributor biographical information
Supplemental Content	Publisher description
Subjects	Hellman, Isaias W. (Isaias William), 1842-1920. Jews--California. --Los Angeles. --Biography. Jews, German--California. --Los Angeles. --Biography. Jewish bankers--California. --Los Angeles. --Biography. Capitalists and financiers--California. --Los Angeles. --Biography. Banks and banking--California. --History. --19th century. Banks and banking--California. --History. --20th century.

Contents	Introduction -- Panic -- New names, new lives -- Coming to Los Angeles -- A safe and a dream -- Marriage -- The Farmers and Merchants Bank -- The railroad -- Prosperity -- Transformation -- The Nevada Bank -- A death threat -- Trolleys and water -- Betrayal -- Wells Fargo -- Earthquake and fire -- Graft and cash -- Change -- War and anti-semitism -- The light fades -- Epilogue.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [355]-360) and index.
LCCN	2008025264
ISBN	9780312355265
ISBN	0312355262

Towers of gold : how one Jewish immigrant named Isaias Hellman created California / Frances Dinkelspiel.

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