Cultural Writing. Jewish Studies. American West. The art and essays in JEWISH LIFE IN THE AMERICAN WEST together yield a volume of history that explores not only the impact on Jews in the West but the West's impact on American Jews. "An intriguing and illuminating glimpse of an overlooked chapter in the history of the American frontier. The role of Jewish movie moguls.for example, is deeply familiar, but the real-life saga of Jewish cowboys and collective farmers is considerably fresher" - Jonathan Kirsch, Los Angeles Times ...
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Cultural Writing. Jewish Studies. American West. The art and essays in JEWISH LIFE IN THE AMERICAN WEST together yield a volume of history that explores not only the impact on Jews in the West but the West's impact on American Jews. "An intriguing and illuminating glimpse of an overlooked chapter in the history of the American frontier. The role of Jewish movie moguls.for example, is deeply familiar, but the real-life saga of Jewish cowboys and collective farmers is considerably fresher" - Jonathan Kirsch, Los Angeles Times. Ava F. Kahn is a visiting scholar at the California Studies Center, University of California, Berkeley. She is author of Jewish Voices of the California Gold Rush: A Documentary History, 1849-1880 and co-editor of California Jews, and she was consulting historian for the exhibition Jewish Life in the American West: Generation to Generation, on which this book was based.
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Good. Paperback This item shows wear from consistent use but remains in good readable condition. It may have marks on or in it, and may show other signs of previous use or shelf wear. May have minor creases or signs of wear on dust jacket. Packed with care, shipped promptly.
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Very Good. Size: 8x0x11; Light rubbing and shelf wear. Binding square and tight. No annotations or remainder marks. Photos upon request. Thank you for supporting Last Word Books and independent bookstores.
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Very Good. Softcover, in Very Good condition, there are no stamps or writing, edited by Ava F. Mahn, a couple little corner bumps, scuffing on the glossy covers, pages look like new with many photographs,
