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Stanley, Jerry

Frontier Merchants: Lionel and Barron Jacobs and the Jewish Pioneers Who Settled the West

101 pp. | Crown | October, 1998 | Trade ISBN 0-517-80019-5 $$19.00 | Library ISBN 0-517-80020-9 $$20.99
(2) 4-6 Lionel and Barron Jacobs came to Tucson from the more settled West of southern California, and eventually converted a load of canned foods into a thriving bank. In a narrative that is brisk yet rich in detail and theme, Stanley creates a vivid sense of place as he introduces an aspect of the American frontier seldom presented to children and adolescents. Bib., ind.
Reviewer: Margaret A. Bush | Horn Book Magazine Issue: January, 1999

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