Haven of Liberty: New York Jews in the New World, 1654-1865 (City of Promises)


By: Howard B. Rock

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Collectible Fine Hardcover Fine Dust Jacket NOT a library copy, Clean 369 pp. NO Signatures. NO writing at all. Deep dive into the history of New York Jews from New Netherland, to the Revolutionary War, culminating in the Civil war. Many illus.From Haym Solomon who invested the Continental Congresses money in the international stock market and never charged a fee unlike his Tory Christian counterparts who would insult him with the tropes that they were committing and he died penniless giving his wealth to the cause of America he rightly believed in. Also Gershom Seixas, Bernard Gratz and New York Jewish soldiers. Includes a color "Visual Essay". Handsome collectible copy. See our Three Geese in Flight Books Scans. Dust jacket present. First Edition.

Title: Haven of Liberty: New York Jews in the New World, 1654-1865 (City of Promises)

Author Name: Howard B. Rock

ISBN Number: 0814776329

ISBN-13: 9780814776322

Location Published: Nyu Press: 2012-08

Binding: Hardcover

Book Condition: Fine

Jacket Condition: Fine

Categories: Dutch and Colonial New York / New England / Virginia / French Quebec, Jewish and Hebrew Mysticism, American Revolution / French & Indian War

Seller ID: 9000530647

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