The Immigrants series

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The Immigrants series is a multi-volume historical saga by Howard Fast that follows the rise of an immigrant family in America across generations, exploring themes of class, politics, and social change.

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The Immigrants series canonical 2

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instanceOf historical saga ⓘ
novel series ⓘ
author Howard Fast ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
depictsEventType political campaigns ⓘ
strikes ⓘ
wars ⓘ
explores American capitalism ⓘ
assimilation ⓘ
ethnic identity ⓘ
labor movements ⓘ
firstPublicationCentury 20th century ⓘ
focusesOn rise of an immigrant family from poverty to affluence ⓘ
follows an immigrant family in America ⓘ
genre historical fiction ⓘ
hasCentralCharacter Barbara Lavette ⓘ
Dan Lavette ⓘ
Josephine Lavette ⓘ
hasPart Second Generation ⓘ
The Confession of Joe Cullen ⓘ
The Establishment ⓘ
The Immigrants ⓘ
The Immigrant’s Daughter ⓘ
The Legacy ⓘ
The Trial of Abigail Goodman ⓘ
hasTheme American Dream ⓘ
economic inequality ⓘ
family saga ⓘ
political activism ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryForm prose ⓘ
literaryMovement social realism ⓘ
mainTheme class ⓘ
immigration ⓘ
politics ⓘ
social change ⓘ
narrativeScope multiple generations ⓘ
narrativeStyle third-person narration ⓘ
notableCharacterFamilyName Lavette family ⓘ
publisher Houghton Mifflin ⓘ
setting United States ⓘ
settingCity San Francisco ⓘ
targetAudience adult readers ⓘ
timePeriod 20th century ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ
workOf Howard Fast ⓘ

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Howard Fast → notableWork → The Immigrants series ⓘ
The Immigrants → partOfSeries → The Immigrants series ⓘ