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Historical FantasyHistorical Fiction

The Immigrants

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  • 1977 first published
  • 412 pages
  • ★ 3.8 (4 ratings)
  • 33 editions
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Howard Fast's The Immigrants (1977) is a historical fantasy and historical fiction novel. It takes readers to San Francisco, Calif. and San Francisco in Late 1880's. Readers will find themes of immigrants, italian Americans, french Americans and irish Americans.

Open Library readers give it an average of 3.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, and 11 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 33 editions across 4 languages.

It runs to roughly 412 pages — 7–8 hours of reading at an average pace.

About The Immigrants

In this sweeping journey of love and fortune, master storyteller Howard Fast recounts the family saga of roughneck immigrants determined to make their way in America at the turn of the century. Quick to ascend from the tragic depths of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, Dan Lavette becomes the head of a powerful shipping empire and establishes himself among the city's cultural elite. But when he finds himself caught in a loveless marriage to the daughter of San Francisco's richest family, a scandalous love affair threatens to destroy the empire Dan has built for himself. The first novel of a compelling family saga, The Immigrants is fast-paced, emotional historical fiction that captures the wide range of relationships across Immigrant America during the tumultuous defining events of the early twentieth century.
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Era

  • Late 1880's

Subjects

  • Historical fantasy
  • Historical
  • Immigrants
  • Immigrants in fiction
  • Italian Americans in fiction
  • Italian Americans
  • French Americans
  • French Americans in fiction
  • Irish Americans
  • Chinese Americans
  • Chinese Americans in fiction
  • Immigrant families
  • Immigrant families in fiction
  • Irish Americans in fiction
  • California
  • San francisco, Calif.

Quick answers

Who wrote The Immigrants?

The Immigrants was written by Howard Fast and first published in 1977.

What genre is The Immigrants?

It is usually shelved as Historical Fantasy and Historical Fiction.

How long is The Immigrants?

The median edition has 412 pages, about 7–8 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Immigrants?

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