California Jews

Book Overview

The nation's thirty-first state emerged early as one of its most diverse as people immigrated to the west. California's indigenous tribes were forced off their lands first by Spanish settlers, then by the arrival of gold miners from every corner of the world. Because of its Catholic missionary history, Gold Rush California did not experience a more exclusive eastern-style Protestantism. This permitted more rapid and inclusive acculturation. California...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1611682193
• ISBN13: 9781611682199
• Release Date: December 2011
• Publisher: Brandeis University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.4" x 10.9"