MARC Record from Library of Congress

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001 2008025264
003 DLC
005 20090831145600.0
008 080606s2008 nyuaf b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2008025264
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035 $a(OCoLC)223884934
050 00 $aF869.L89$bJ5345 2008
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035 $a(OCoLC)ocn223884934
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dBTCTA$dBAKER$dYDXCP$dC#P$dBWX$dDLC
100 1 $aDinkelspiel, Frances.
245 10 $aTowers of gold :$bhow one Jewish immigrant named Isaias Hellman created California /$cFrances Dinkelspiel.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aNew York :$bSt. Martin's Press,$c2008.
300 $aviii, 376 p., [16] p. of plates :$bill. ;$c25 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [355]-360) and index.
505 0 $aIntroduction -- 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.
600 10 $aHellman, Isaias W.$q(Isaias William),$d1842-1920.
650 0 $aJews$zCalifornia$zLos Angeles$vBiography.
650 0 $aJews, German$zCalifornia$zLos Angeles$vBiography.
650 0 $aJewish bankers$zCalifornia$zLos Angeles$vBiography.
650 0 $aCapitalists and financiers$zCalifornia$zLos Angeles$vBiography.
650 0 $aBanks and banking$zCalifornia$xHistory$y19th century.
650 0 $aBanks and banking$zCalifornia$xHistory$y20th century.
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0838/2008025264-b.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0838/2008025264-d.html
856 41 $3Table of contents only$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0820/2008025264.html