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First published in 1984, this edition by a native Western Jewish couple belies the stereotype of early US Jewish immigrants in New York tenements. A wealth of period photos conveys the diversity with which they settled the West: as civic and religious leaders, itinerant peddlers, Wyatt Earp's wife, spouses of Indians, and crypto- Jews in New Mexico. Includes a new preface. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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When people think of the Jewish immigrant experience, it's usually the Lower East Side of New York that comes to mind. But, in fact, thousands of Jews lived in western mining towns and on ranches and trading posts in the late nineteenth century. In this "colorful history of Jewish settlers in the West . . . that stereotype of the urban Jew is vigorously and even exuberantly rejected" (CHICAGO SUN-TIMES). PIONEER JEWS is a vivid and thorough chronicle of the lives, experiences, and contributions of the Jewish men and women who helped shape the American frontier.
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