The Immigrants by Howard Fast [FIRST EDITION • FIRST PRINTING] 1977

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The Immigrants by Howard Fast [LAVETTE FAMILY #1]

FIRST EDITION • FIRST  PRINTING [1977] HOUGHTON MIFFLIN CO. 

Hardcover with dust jacket in good condition.

Dust jacket is a bit frail with some chipping / wear and tear to edges.  Now shiny and stable in a new HQ brodart jacket protector.  

Book itself is very nice.  Stamp on front endpaper and tanning.  Reads beautifully. 


A love story of tremendous beauty...a tale of passion, adventure, and ambition set against the streets of San Francisco, America's most romantic city.

Dan Lavette, the son of an Italian fisherman, battles from the rubble of the San Francisco earthquake to build a fortune in the shipping industry. Rising to success through hard work and a loveless marriage to the daughter of the city's wealthiest family, he risks it all for the exotic beauty of a woman who shares his secret and scandalous passion.

From Nob Hill to the harbor, San Francisco comes alive through three immigrant families -- Italian, Irish, and Chinese -- whose intertwining dreams are propelled by the emotional events of America's coming of age...