A History of the Jews in America - eBook

Howard M. Sachar is the author of numerous books, including A History of Israel, A History of the Jews in America, Farewell España, and Israel and Europe. He is also the editor of the 39-volume The Rise of Israel: A Documentary History. He serves as professor of modern history at George Washington University, is a consultant and lecturer on Middle Eastern affairs for numerous governmental bodies, and lectures widely in the United States and abroad. He lives in Kensington, Maryland.

"Imbued with comprehensive scholarship and ripe understanding...governed throughout by a judicious temperament ...[this is a] massive, magisterial history."

-- Cleveland Plain Dealer



"Dense and absorbing... not only good history but a contribution to the current debate over American-Israeli relations."

-- The New York Times Book Review

"I have been teaching American history for thirty-eight years, but I was frankly astonished by much of the information contained in Howard Sachar's monumental volume."

-- David Brion Davis, The New Republic

"Sachar is attentive to social, economic, and political history...A deep and fascinating study."

-- Washington Post Book World