John P. Marschall is emeritus professor of history at the University of Nevada, Reno. He has published widely on the history of religion in the United States.
It is one of the best discussions of any religious or ethnic group
s experience in the Silver State, the story of a people whose
presence in Nevada exceeded their share of the nation s population
both in the Comstock days and in the past several decades. --"Reno
Gazette-Journal""
John P. Marschall offers an outstanding local history of a dynamic
Jewish population in the West. . . . His is a meticulous research
effort, animated by details of Nevada s Jews as well as a sense of
how their stories fit into the larger historiographic questions of
both religionists and local historians. -- "American Jewish
Archives Journal""
The author did an amazing job of research. It s the kind of book
that one might pick up, read any chapter, and have a feeling of
satisfaction. It will be indispensable to future scholars and
anyone else studying about Jews in Nevada. In fact, it will be the
first place for these people to go. --Leonard Dinnerstein, author
of "Antisemitism in America""
This admirable work of scholarship adds a new dimension to the
field of ethnicity in Nevada. It is also a major addition to the
study of Jews in the West. "Western Historical Quarterly""
"It is one of the best discussions of any religious or ethnic
group's experience in the Silver State, the story of a people whose
presence in Nevada exceeded their share of the nation's population
both in the Comstock days and in the past several decades." --
"Reno Gazette-Journal"
"John P. Marschall offers an outstanding local history of a dynamic
Jewish population in the West. . . . His is a meticulous research
effort, animated by details of Nevada's Jews as well as a sense of
how their stories fit into the larger historiographic questions of
both religionists and local historians." -- "American Jewish
Archives Journal"
"This admirable work of scholarship adds a new dimension to the
field of ethnicity in Nevada. It is also a major addition to the
study of Jews in the West." -- "Western Historical Quarterly"
"The author did an amazing job of research. It's the kind of book
that one might pick up, read any chapter, and have a feeling of
satisfaction. It will be indispensable to future scholars and
anyone else studying about Jews in Nevada. In fact, it will be the
first place for these people to go." --Leonard Dinnerstein, author
of "Antisemitism in America"
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