Roads taken : the great Jewish migrations to the New World and the peddlers who forged the way

Author/Creator:

Diner, Hasia R., author

Publication/Creation:

New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, [2015]

Format:

Book

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Additional/Related Title Information

Full Title:

Roads taken : the great Jewish migrations to the New World and the peddlers who forged the way / Hasia R. Diner

Subjects/Genre

Subjects:

Jews--Economic conditions--History
Jewish peddlers--History
Jewish businesspeople--History
Jews--Migrations--History

Description/Summary

Table of Contents:

Road warriors: the migration and the peddlers -- Road runners: Jewish peddlers in their new worlds -- Along the road: Jewish peddlers and their new-world customers -- Road rage: Jewish peddlers and the perils of the road -- The end of the road: life after peddling -- Legacies of the road: a conclusion.

Bibliography:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Language:

English

Physical Type/Description:

xix, 247 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates ; 25 cm

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

990035459600302486

ISBN:

9780300178647
0300178646

OCLC Number:

877369728

Barcode:

010002829922