Towers of gold : how one Jewish immigrant named Isaias Hellman created California

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

Author/creator	Dinkelspiel, Frances
Format	Book and Print
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
Subject(s)	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

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	F 869.L89 J5345 2008	✔ Available	Place Hold