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.



