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Title:

Jewish voices of the California gold rush : a documentary history, 1849-1880 / edited with an introduction by Ava F. Kahn.

Publisher:

Wayne State University Press,

Copyright Date:

c2002

Description:

549 p. : ill. maps ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Jews--San Francisco Bay Area--San Francisco Bay Area--History--19th century--Sources.
Frontier and pioneer life--San Francisco Bay Area--San Francisco Bay Area--Sources.
San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.)--Ethnic relations.

Other Authors:

Kahn, Ava Fran.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 507-513) and index.

Contents:

Pt. 1. Looking West : Europe discovers California ; The westward journey -- pt. 2. San Francisco: the instant Pacific metropolis : Judaism takes root ; Caring for one's own -- pt. 3. Personal struggles : Earning a living ; Family life -- pt. 4. Gold rush and country : The mining towns ; The river supply towns -- pt. 5. Group relations : The "mythical Jew" and the "Jew next door" ; The wider community ; A part of the Jewish world -- pt. 6. Looking backward and forward : Maturity.

Series:

American Jewish civilization series

ISBN:

9780814328590 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0814328598 (pbk. : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)44926858

LCCN:

00011104

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

PQAX094 -- Wartburg College - Vogel Library (Waverly)