Status
Available
Collection
Publication
Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1984.
Description
The colorful history of Jewish settlers in the American West, with rare period photographs.
User reviews
LibraryThing member justine
Unexpected history of Jews in the American west, with great photos.
LibraryThing member simchaboston
Well-researched and -organized survey of Jews' experiences in the Old West up until the 1910s. The authors write eloquently of the various economic, religious, and social issues facing pioneers (as well as those of just sheer survival). I do wish there were more variety in the pictures (most of
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them are portraits of people who are mentioned in one place and then never again), but this combined with "We Lived Here Too" (edited by Irving Howe and Kenneth Libo) provides a very clear picture of once-overlooked history. Show Less