Download or read book History of the Jews of Louisiana written by Jewish Historical Publishing Company of Louisiana and published by . This book was released on 1903* with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Delving in the musty archives of the past, gathering fragmentary evidence here and there, unraveling tangled skeins of historical allusions briefly asservated [sic], legends, superstitions and the innumerable theories handed down throughout the past four centuries, it is a logical deduction that the Jews were among the hardy men who sought out the New World, the intelligence of a Jewish servant giving to Columbus the suggestion of the voyage to the Setting Sun and Jews' money, extorted from their coffers by Isabella, furnishing the Caravels"--Excerpt from page 17.