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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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