Milina Jovanović
ALL ROADS
LEAD TO JACKSON
Serbian American Contributions
in Amador County, California,
since the Gold Rush
Sebastian Press
2013
Published by
Sebastian Press
Western American Diocese of the Serbian Orthodox Church
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Serbica Americana Series, number 1
First edition: Sebastian Press, 2013
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Publishers Cataloging-in-Publication
Jovanović, Milina.
All roads lead to Jackson: Serbian American contributions in Amador County,
California, since the Gold Rush / Milina Jovanović. — 1st ed. — Alhambra, Calif.:
Sebastian Press, 2013.
p. ; cm.
(Serbica Americana Series, №. 1)
ISBN: 978-1-936773-13-8
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Serbian Americans—California—Amador County—History. 2. Serbian
Americans—California—Amador County—Biography. 3. Amador County (Calif.)
—History. 4. Gold mines and mining—California—Amador County—History.
I. Title. II. Series.
F870.S5 J68 2013 2013950873
973/.0491882—dc23 1311
Co n t e n t s
Acknowledgments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
I. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
II. Methodology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
III. Early Serbian Immigration to Amador County. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
IV. Serbian Americans Shaping the Development of Amador County . 67
V. Contemporary Contributions to Social Life in the County:
the 1990s and 2000s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
VI. The Image of Serbian Americans in Amador County. . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
VII. Conclusion: 150 Years of Serbian Presence in Amador County. . . . 207
Selected Bibliography. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Appendix. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Index of names. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
About the Author . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
About the Author
Milina Jovanović is a social scientist, researcher, and activist. She holds two interdisciplinary master’s degrees and a J.D. Her professional interests and publications include: Gender Studies, Ecofeminism, Ethnic Studies, history of immigration in the U.S., political history of Yugoslavia, U.S. and E.U. foreign policy, and Sociology of Love.
