Publisher's Synopsis
Presents the previously undocumented history of Tacoma's Jewish community during the latter half of the 1800s, based on nearly two decades of the author's primary research. "I started this research in the late 1990s," said Freedman, before and after my work at Tacoma Public Library. Historical newspapers provided a treasure trove of social and personal details--in part because the Jewish merchants advertised heavily. I eventually combed through every edition of Tacoma's newspapers from the 1870s through 1900 ... And now improved online sources have provided new information about the lives of our pioneer merchants before and after their time in Tacoma"--From Tacoma Historical Society. website.
