Insecure Prosperity
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: April 26, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 396
ISBN-13: 9780691005379
Subjects: History of specific racial & ethnic groups; Jewish studies; Rural communities; 20th century; c 1800 to c 1900; Pennsylvania - Local History; Ethnohistory; History; History - U.S.; History: American; USA; United States - State & Local - General; Jewish - General; Minority Studies - Ethnic American; American History; History / Jewish; History-United States - State & Local - General; Jews; Social Science / Ethnic Studies; Social Science-Minority Studies - Ethnic American; Sociology
First sentence: THIS PRESENTATION of old-country backgrounds of the immigrant settlers in Johnstown, Pennsylvania-let me reiterate what has been noted in the preface-is a composite portrait, based on various sources, that has been assembled "backward," from the issues and themes that emerged during my research on the history of this town's Jewish community.