We lived there, too : in their own words and pictures--pioneer Jews and the westward movement of America, 1630-1930 / Kenneth Libo, Irving Howe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Libo, Kenneth, author.

Howe, Irving, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

West (U.S.)--Ethnic relations.

West (U.S.).

West (U.S.)--History.

Jews--West (U.S.).

Jews.

Frontier and pioneer life--West (U.S.).

Frontier and pioneer life.

Jewish pioneers--West (U.S.).

Jewish pioneers.

Ethnic relations.

West United States.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

347 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : St. Martin's/Marek, [1984]

Summary:

A vivid portrayal of the Jewish immigrants who went west to forge new and vibrant communities in every comer of the American wilderness. Constructed out of a rich treasury of many hitherto unpublished dairies, memoirs and letters, together with contemporary newspaper articles, photographs and drawings, this real life saga is filled with dramatic reminiscences that display the humor and humanity of the Jewish tradition. Offers an extraordinary view of men and women in action and constitutes a new chapter in the story of the American frontier.--Back cover of paperback ed.

Contents:

Part one: Sephardim and Ashkenazim, 1630-1830. Confronting a new world. The first to come ; Colonial families and clans ; The call of the frontier ; Down South

Merchants and patriots. From Silesia to Philadelphia ; A wedding, a war ; Haym Salomon saves the day

Congregational affairs. Old ways, new worries ; The life of a colonial chazzan ; News from Newport

Native sons and daughters. Moving in new directions ; Men and women of culture

Part two: The Central European experience, 1830-1910. North of the Mason-Dixon Line. A new wave ; The shock of New York ; New England through a peddler's eyes ; West of the Alleghenies ; On the side of the Union

The antebellum South. Freedom and slavery ; The lure of New Orleans ; Divisiveness and war

Farther west. Texas ; Beyond the wide Missouri ; On to California ; Levi Strauss et al.

Bridging the gap : between Texas and California. New Mexico suppliers ; Settling down in the cities ; East of California ; "Pike's Peak or bust" boomers ; Montana originals

Religious adjustments. Progress and modernization ; A new kind of rabbi

Emerging communities. On the road with Isaac Mayer Wise ; Early L.A. ; The way it was in San Francisco ; Congregations big and small ; Jewish-Christian relations

Secular influences. Lodges, clubs, societies ; New ways of learning ; In the service of the public

Part three: East European Jews, 1880-1930. Beyond the Lower East Side. Slum and ghetto ; Small town prospects ; People of the soil ; Reformers and organizers

Enclaves of Yiddishkeit. A mixture of memories ; Chevra, shul, cheder ; A bisl fraylakhs (A bit of fun) ; Journeys outward.

Local Notes:

Acc.# 201564

Other Format:

Online version: Libo, Kenneth. We lived there, too.

ISBN:

0312858663

9780312858667

0312858671

9780312858674

OCLC:

10913489