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Jewish gold country / Jonathan L. Friedmann.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Friedmann, Jonathan Lawrence, 1980- author.
- Series:
- Images of America.
- Images of America
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Gold.
- California--History--Emigration and immigration.
- California.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Genealogy.
- History.
- Pictorial works.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (193 pages).
- Place of Publication:
- Charleston, South Carolina : Arcadia Publishing, [2020]
- Summary:
- "The discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill in Coloma on January 24, 1848, initiated one of the largest migrations in US history. ...An international cast of gold-seekers, merchants and tradespeople arrived by land and through the port of San Francisco, which was transformed from a small village to a cosmopolitan metropolis. Jewish pioneers, many of whom had been merchants in Europe, opened stores and businesses in small towns and mining camps in and around the Mother Lode. They established benevolent societies and cemeteries, founded synagogues and companies, held public office and positions of influence, and contributed greatly to the multicultural fabric of the Gold Country...."--Back cover.
- Contents:
- Siskiyou, Modoc and Shasta counties
- Butte County
- Yuba, Nevada and Placer counties
- El Dorado, Amador and Calaveras counties
- Sacramento County
- San Joaquin County.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9781439669426
- 1439669422
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