The Jews in America / David Cohen, editor & project director, Mark Rykoff, managing editor, Jennifer Erwitt, general manager, J. Curtis Sanburn, chief writer, introduction by Chaim Potok.

Contributor(s):

Cohen, David, 1955-

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: San Francisco : Collins Publishers, 1989.Description: 223 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 37 cmISBN:

0002153238 :

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

973 19

LOC classification:

E 184 J59 1989

Contents:

The Pocahontas legend -- Puritan wrath and Indian captivities -- The Indian comes into his own -- Fiction discovers the native -- Fate frowns upon miscegenation -- In Paulding's humorous vein -- The natives through the eyes of an optimist -- The Indian drama -- James Fenimore Cooper -- Stark realism on Kentucky's dark and bloody ground -- Simms' romantic naturalism -- A promise unfulfilled and a melancholy fate -- The Atotarho of the Iroquois -- Hiawatha-the dawn of culture -- Thoreau-friend of the native -- The romance of Joaquin Miller -- The mission Indians as viewed by a woman -- Tragedy stalks among the cliff dwellers -- The struggle for the bison pastures of the plains -- Travelling the white man's road.

Summary: This photo collection captures the essence of the Jewish experience in America--reviewing traditions, beliefs, and achievements. 197 photographs.

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Status	Barcode
Libro	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Ciencias Sociales	Automatización y Procesos Técnicos (1er. Piso)	E 184 J59 1989 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	00000127327

The Pocahontas legend --
Puritan wrath and Indian captivities --
The Indian comes into his own --
Fiction discovers the native --
Fate frowns upon miscegenation --
In Paulding's humorous vein --
The natives through the eyes of an optimist --
The Indian drama --
James Fenimore Cooper --
Stark realism on Kentucky's dark and bloody ground --
Simms' romantic naturalism --
A promise unfulfilled and a melancholy fate --
The Atotarho of the Iroquois --
Hiawatha-the dawn of culture --
Thoreau-friend of the native --
The romance of Joaquin Miller --
The mission Indians as viewed by a woman --
Tragedy stalks among the cliff dwellers --
The struggle for the bison pastures of the plains --
Travelling the white man's road.

This photo collection captures the essence of the Jewish experience in America--reviewing traditions, beliefs, and achievements. 197 photographs.

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