The Downtown Jews: Portraits of an Immigrant Generation
by Sanders, Ronald
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- vg
- Seller
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Santa Monica, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper & Row, 1969. First edition. Softcover. vg. Octavo. X, [4], 477, [3]pp. Uncut. Original photographic wrappers over blue cloth with gold and silver lettering on spine and printer's device in silver on front cover. Captivating work telling the fascinating story of the Americanization of the Jewish immigrants in all its aspects. The book is organized around the life of a fabulous character of the time, Abraham Cahan. When Calan became the editor of the "Jewish Daily Forward" it was a minor Yiddish-language newspaper; at the peak of its career, and of his, it had one of the largest circulations of any newspaper in America. With a novelistic gift for character and detail, the author analyzes and discusses the process by which America Americanizes its immigrants. This work is profusely illustrated with 16 pages of b/w photographic reproductions. Very minor rubbing and age-toning along edges of wrappers. Price clipped on front flap. Wraps in overall good+, binding and interior in good+ to very good condition.
Reviews
On Mar 9 2011, RusTose said:
Great discussion of the Jewish immigrant experience. Explains in detail the rise of Abraham Cahan and the largest Yiddish newspaper, The Daily Jewish Forward. It is a good history of the rise of labor forces from the garment industry.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 30983
- Title
- The Downtown Jews: Portraits of an Immigrant Generation
- Author
- Sanders, Ronald
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - vg
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Harper & Row
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1969
- Keywords
- Jewish immigrants in New York, Late 19th century Jewish immigration in the United States, New York Jews, First edition, Illustrated, Reference
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
Biblio member since 2009
Santa Monica, California
About Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
We offer a broad selection of rare, out-of-print and antiquarian books with an emphasis on photography, architecture, art, Judaica, Bibles, Weimar Germany and the Third Reich, modernism, Olympic Games, erotica and foreign-language works, especially German, Hebrew, Polish and Yiddish. We also provide appraisal, auction, consulting and rental services.
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- Edges
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- Rubbing
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- Good+
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- Device
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- First Edition
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- Octavo
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- Spine
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