Jewish Voices of the California Gold Rush: A Documentary History, 1849-1880

By: Ava Fran Kahn

Book Overview

A history of the founding of California's Jewish community during the Gold Rush.

In 1848, news of the California Gold Rush swept the nation and the world. Aspiring miners, merchants, and entrepreneurs from all corners of the globe flooded California looking for gold. The cry of instant wealth was also heard and answered by Jewish communities in Europe and the eastern United States. While all Jewish immigrants arriving in the mid-nineteenth...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814328598
• ISBN13: 9780814328590
• Release Date: September 2002
• Publisher: Wayne State University Press
• Length: 552 Pages
• Weight: 2.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.5" x 9.4"