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Frances Dinkelspiel

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St. Martin's Press
(2010-01-05)
400 pages
$16.99
ISBN: 978-0312355272

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Towers of Gold

How One Jewish Immigrant Named Isaias Hellman Created California

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Background

Isaias Hellman lived through some of the most tumultuous times of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He witnessed the massive migration from Europe to the United States, the opening of the Western frontier, the transformation of Los Angeles from a small pueblo to modern American city, and the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire. Here is a glimpse of the world in which he lived (click on any picture to view a larger image and caption).

19th Century Life in Germany
Early Los Angeles
Early Business Opportunities in California
Gilded Age San Francisco
Our Crowd
Summer Pastimes
Photos of Isaias Hellman and his family

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