Jewish Pioneers Of The Black Hills Gold Rush

Author : Ann Haber Stanton
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : History
ISBN : 0738577812

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Jewish Pioneers of the Black Hills Gold Rush by Ann Haber Stanton Pdf

The very name Deadwood conjures up vivid Wild West images: saloons with swinging doors, brazen dance-hall girls, buckskin-clad Calamity Jane roaming the streets with her erstwhile paramour, Wild Bill Hickok. The setting is the lawless Dakota Territory of 1876 at the start of the Black Hills gold rush, a stampede for the golden pay dirt. One would hardly expect to find a Jewish pioneer grocer named Jacob Goldberg in this scene, yet Deadwood's story is incomplete without Goldberg. And Goldberg's story is incomplete without either Calamity Jane or Wild Bill. Not just Goldberg, but Finkelstein (also known as Franklin), Stern (also known as Star), Jacobs, Schwarzwald, Colman, Hattenbach, and many other Jews joined the throngs. The Jews provided much more than overalls, chamberpots, and the chambers in which to put them. They also became the mayors, legislators, and civic leaders who helped bring sense and stability to this unruly expanse.

Author : Ann Stanton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2020-08
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1733376712

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Deadwood's Jewish Pioneers by Ann Stanton Pdf

You never know what treasures the casual visitor might discover in a new place - perhaps even a lost world. In the Deadwood of 1959, the Black Hills Gold Rush of 1876 held a fascinating history, and Calamity Jane and Wild Bill Hickok were legendary. But noticing a grocery storefront lettered with the clearly Jewish name of Goldberg was startling. A little inquiry disclosed that grocer Jacob Goldberg was long gone, but this clue led to a compelling journey into a forgotten corner of the Jewish American past. In fact, there had once been a significant Jewish population, but there was no single source where one could learn about them. Who were these Jews? Where did they come from and how did they get here? How did they make a living, and what did they contribute? What were their challenges? How and where did they practice their religion? Where did they all go, and what did they leave behind? Gleaning from archives, combing through indexes, straining to read microfilmed historical newspapers, collecting articles and photographs, interviewing descendants and anyone with a memory to share - it all became a passion. Research yielded endless surprises as people and places came to life. Beyond Deadwood and sister city Lead, the hills and prairies and Badlands held stories of these people who traveled by shank's mare and steamship and stagecoach, many with only dreams in their pockets. These were not the gunslingers. They were stalwart, adventurous, pioneering people, willing to risk everything to take part in the opening of a new frontier, prepared to turn the dust beneath their boots into a grand opportunity. They brought their families and their customs, and they helped turn this remote Wild West outpost into a stable civilization. In this far-off corner of the Diaspora, there was a forgotten Jewish world. Their legacy was too valuable to allow to evaporate. This was a reminder that there are valuable stories everywhere worth keeping.

Author : Rebecca Clarren
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2023-10-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9780525507628

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The Cost of Free Land by Rebecca Clarren Pdf

A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2023 "Sharply insightful . . . A monumental piece of work."—The Boston Globe An award-winning author investigates the entangled history of her Jewish ancestors' land in South Dakota and the Lakota, who were forced off that land by the United States government Growing up, Rebecca Clarren only knew the major plot points of her tenacious immigrant family’s origins. Her great-great-grandparents, the Sinykins, and their six children fled antisemitism in Russia and arrived in the United States at the turn of the 20th century, ultimately settling on a 160-acre homestead in South Dakota. Over the next few decades, despite tough years on a merciless prairie and multiple setbacks, the Sinykins became an American immigrant success story. What none of Clarren’s ancestors ever mentioned was that their land, the foundation for much of their wealth, had been cruelly taken from the Lakota by the United States government. By the time the Sinykins moved to South Dakota, America had broken hundreds of treaties with hundreds of Indigenous nations across the continent, and the land that had once been reserved for the seven bands of the Lakota had been diminished, splintered, and handed for free, or practically free, to white settlers. In The Cost of Free Land, Clarren melds investigative reporting with personal family history to reveal the intertwined stories of her family and the Lakota, and the devastating cycle of loss of Indigenous land, culture, and resources that continues today. With deep empathy and clarity of purpose, Clarren grapples with the personal and national consequences of this legacy of violence and dispossession. What does it mean to survive oppression only to perpetuate and benefit from the oppression of others? By shining a light on the people and families tangled up in this country’s difficult history, The Cost of Free Land invites readers to consider their own culpability and what, now, can be done.

Author : Ava Fran Kahn
Publisher : Wayne State University Press
Page : 564 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : 0814328598

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Jewish Voices of the California Gold Rush by Ava Fran Kahn Pdf

In 1848, news of the California Gold Rush swept the nation and the world. Aspiring miners, merchants, and entrepreneurs from all corners of the globe flooded California looking for gold. The cry of instant wealth was also heard and answered by Jewish communities in Europe and the eastern United States. While all Jewish immigrants arriving in the mid-nineteenth century were looking for religious freedoms and economic stability, there were preexisting Jewish social and religious structures on the East Coast. California's Jewish immigrants become founders of their own social, cultural, and religious institutions. Jewish Voices of the California Gold Rush examines the life of California's Jewish community through letters, diaries, memoirs, court and news reports, and photographs, as well as institutional, synagogue, and organizational records. By gathering a wealth of primary source materials-both public and private documents-and placing them in proper historical context, Ava F. Kahn re-creates the lives within California's Jewish community. Kahn takes the reader from Europe to California, from the goldfields to the developing towns and their religious and business communities, and from the founding of Jewish communities to their maturing years-most notably the instant city of San Francisco. By providing exhaustive documentation, Kahn offers an intimate portrait of Jewish life at a critical period in the history of California and the nation. Scholars and students of Jewish history and immigration studies, and readers interested in Gold Rush history, will enjoy this look at the development of California's Jewish community.

Author : Watson Parker
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1981-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 080323600X

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Deadwood by Watson Parker Pdf

Chronicles Deadwood, South Dakota, a typical American frontier and gold rush town, especially the volatile years 1875-1925.

Author : Watson Parker
Publisher : SDSHS Press
Page : 389 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2012-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9780985281762

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Gold in the Black Hills by Watson Parker Pdf

Author : Jonathan L. Friedmann
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2020-03-23
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781439669426

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Jewish Gold Country by Jonathan L. Friedmann Pdf

The discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill in Coloma on January 24, 1848, initiated one of the largest migrations in US history. Between 1849 and 1855, hundreds of thousands of migrants arrived in Northern California hoping to find gold in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. The rapid population growth and economic prosperity led to boomtowns, banks, and railroads, making California eligible for statehood in 1850. 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.

Author : Robert E. Levinson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015004715358

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The Jews in the California Gold Rush by Robert E. Levinson Pdf

Author : Gordon Morris Bakken,Alexandra Kindell
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 945 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2006-02-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9781412905503

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Encyclopedia of Immigration and Migration in the American West by Gordon Morris Bakken,Alexandra Kindell Pdf

Through sweeping entries, focused biographies, community histories, economic enterprise analysis, and demographic studies, this Encyclopedia presents the tapestry of the West and its population during various periods of migration. Examines the settling of the West and includes coverage of movements of American Indians, African Americans, and the often-forgotten role of women in the West's development.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : South Dakota
ISBN : IND:30000136239138

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South Dakota History by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Wyoming
ISBN : NWU:35556019768779

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Wyoming History Journal by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 686 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NWU:35556030824957

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Black Hills National Forest (N.F.), Proposed Revised Land and Resource(s) Management Plan (LRMP) (SD,WY) by Anonim Pdf

Author : Jan Cerney,Roberta Sago
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2015-05-11
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9781439651292

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Black Hills Gold Rush Towns by Jan Cerney,Roberta Sago Pdf

Rising out of the prairie, the Black Hills of South Dakota and Wyoming had long been rumored to have promising quantities of gold. Sacred to the Lakota, the Black Hills was part of the land reserved for them in the Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868. However, the tide of prospectors seeking their fortune in the Black Hills was difficult to stem. Members of the 1874 Custer expedition, lead by Gen. George Armstrong Custer, found gold. In 1875, scientists Henry Newton and Walter Jenney conducted an expedition and confirmed the rumors. By 1876, the trickle of prospectors and settlers coming to the Black Hills was a flood. The US government realized that keeping the interlopers out was impossible, and in 1877 the Black Hills was officially opened to settlement. In this sequel to their Black Hills Gold Rush Towns book, the authors expand their coverage of Black Hills towns during the gold-rush era.

Author : George J. Fogelson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Jews
ISBN : 094028328X

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Between the Redwoods and the Bay by George J. Fogelson Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : South Dakota State Historical Society
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Black Hills (S.D. and Wyo.)
ISBN : UCSD:31822043016096

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Gold Rush by Anonim Pdf

Beginning with the earliest prospectors, Gold Rush explores the impact of gold discovery in the Black Hills. While the United States Army struggled to deal with those trepassing on Indian lands, reporters dispatched colorful stories to eastern newspapers and entrepreneurs founded towns, freighted in goods, and developed related enterprises. Gold Rush also photographically retraces a portion of Lieutenant Colonel George A. Custer's 1874 Black Hills Expedition route.