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Zayda was a cowboy / June Levitt Nislick.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Nislick, June Levitt.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Jews--Juvenile fiction.
- Jews.
- Immigrants--United States--Juvenile fiction.
- Immigrants.
- Emigration and immigration--Juvenile fiction.
- Emigration and immigration.
- Cowboys--Juvenile fiction.
- Cowboys.
- Grandfathers--Juvenile fiction.
- Grandfathers.
- West (U.S.)--History--1890-1945--Juvenile fiction.
- West (U.S.).
- Europe, Eastern--History--20th century--Juvenile fiction.
- Europe, Eastern.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (85 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia, PA : Jewish Publication Society, 2005.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- When a Jewish grandfather comes to live with his son's family, he relates his experiences fleeing Eastern Europe for America, his adventures as a cowboy, and his assimilation into American culture.
- Contents:
- ""Contents ""; ""Prologue""; ""1. The Arrival""; ""2. Growing Up in Sherashov""; ""3. The End of Childhood""; ""4. The Journey Begins""; ""5. Steaming to America""; ""6. A New Me""; ""7. Luke""; ""8. Home on the Range""; ""9. A Cowboy�s Life""; ""10. The Cattle Drive""; ""11. An Ending and a Beginning""; ""Epilogue""; ""Glossary""; ""To Learn More""
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Included bibliographical references (p. 73-74).
- ISBN:
- 0-8276-1117-X
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