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St. Martin's Press
November 11, 2008
ISBN: 978-0312355265
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On March 23, 2012, Frances and Isaias Hellman were featured on NBC's popular genealogy show, "Who Do You Think You Are?" In the show, Academy-Award winning actress Helen Hunt traces her roots back to Gold Rush San Francisco, Isaias Hellman, and Wells Fargo Bank.

 

Watch the full one-hour episode here.

Watch a short clip featuring Frances and Helen here.

 


Towers of Gold will be released in paperback on Jan. 5, 2010

 


Towers of Gold is a winner of a Northern California Independent Booksellers Association 2009 Book of the Year award.

 


San Francisco Chronicle article on the Northern California Independent Booksellers Association awards.


Towers of Gold was a Northern California Independent Booksellers Association bestseller.


The San Francisco Chronicle names Towers of Gold a 2008 Notable Bay Area book.


Towers of Gold has been nominated for a Northern California Book Award for nonfiction.

 


Towers of Gold is a San Francisco Chronicle bestseller.