BIBLICAL PEOPLE IN THE BIBLE BELT [Hardcover]

Selma S. Lewis (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0865546029 | ISBN-13: 978-0865546028 | Publication Date: February 1, 1999

As both a historian and a member of the community about which she writes, Selma S. Lewis narrates the life of Jews in Memphis from the antebellum period through the civil rights movements of the 1960s. She poignantly describes the origins and development of a healthy relationship between her "biblical people" and the people of the Bible Belt. The result is an important work of Jewish, American, and Southern religious history.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 296 pages
• Publisher: Mercer University Press (February 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0865546029
• ISBN-13: 978-0865546028
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.7 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,870,578 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A good book of Memphis Jewish history., November 18, 1998

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Eddie Lazarus([e-mail] (Memphis,TN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: BIBLICAL PEOPLE IN THE BIBLE BELT (Hardcover)

A well written and researched book of Memphis Jewish history especially if you live in or around Memphis and the Mid-South.The book sometimes gets out of chronological order as far history dates are concerned but it is still interesting and easy reading.There are a few typos but they don't interrupt the story line.All in all if you are from this area,as I am, you will find many names and places that have significant meaning.