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![]() | Second Generation (1978) (The second book in the Lavette Family series) A novel by Howard Fast |
With the publication of The Immigrants, "a most wonderful book," according to Harlan Ellison in the Los Angeles Times, Howard Fast once again proved himself to be one of this country's most popular authors.
In Second Generation, Fast continues the story of Dan Lavette, the young Italian who lost his parents but launched a stormy and brilliant career as a result of the great San Francisco earthquake of 1906. This latest chapter encompasses the dramatic sweep of history from the Depression years to the close of World War II.
In this classic novel the central figure is Barbara Lavette, the beautiful daughter of Dan and his aristocratic first wife, Jean. Troubled by the conflicts of her dual inheritance and scornful of her mother's social world, Barbara sets out to build her own life in her own way -- a way that leads her to a Europe on the brink of Nazi terror, to love and tragedy, to the farthest reaches of a global war, and ultimately to a deeper understanding of herself.
It is the rare novelist who can create a world with such empathy and compassion that the reader actually comes to share the loves and emotions of its characters. Howard Fast is one of them.
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Used availability for Howard Fast's Second Generation
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Hardback Editions
November 2005 : Hardback
| Title: Second Generation (Immigrants Saga) Author(s): Howard Fast ISBN: 1-4165-0819-8 / 978-1-4165-0819-9 (USA edition) Publisher: Ibooks Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
December 1982 : Hardback
| Title: Second Generation Author(s): Howard Fast ISBN: 0-8161-6715-X / 978-0-8161-6715-9 (USA edition) Publisher: G. K. Hall & Company Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
August 1982 : Hardback
| Title: Second Generation Author(s): Howard Fast ISBN: 0-340-23334-6 / 978-0-340-23334-4 (UK edition) Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
October 1978 : Hardback
| Title: Second Generation Author(s): Howard Fast ISBN: 0-395-26683-1 / 978-0-395-26683-0 (USA edition) Publisher: Houghton Mifflin (T) Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
1978 : Hardback
| Title: Second Generation Author(s): Howard Fast Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
1978 : Hardback
| Title: Second Generation Author(s): Howard Fast Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
Paperback Editions
May 2010 : Paperback
| Title: Second Generation Author(s): Howard Fast ISBN: 1-4022-3792-8 / 978-1-4022-3792-8 (USA edition) Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
September 2001 : Paperback
| Title: Second Generation: v.2: Vol 2 (The "Immigrants" saga) Author(s): Howard Fast ISBN: 0-7434-2372-0 / 978-0-7434-2372-4 (USA edition) Publisher: ibooks Inc Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
April 1998 : Paperback
| Title: The Second Generation Author(s): Howard Fast ISBN: 0-15-600513-1 / 978-0-15-600513-5 (USA edition) Publisher: Harcourt Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 1983 : Paperback
| Title: Second Generation Author(s): Howard Fast Publisher: Dell Availability: Amazon More details... |
September 1982 : Mass Market Paperback
| Title: Second Generation Author(s): Howard Fast ISBN: 0-440-17915-7 / 978-0-440-17915-3 (USA edition) Publisher: Dell Pub Co Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
September 1982 : Mass Market Paperback
| Title: Second Generation Author(s): Howard Fast ISBN: 0-440-17892-4 / 978-0-440-17892-7 (USA edition) Publisher: Dell Publishing Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
1981 : Mass Market Paperback
| Title: Second Generation Author(s): Howard Fast Publisher: Dell Availability: Amazon More details... |
January 1980 : Mass Market Paperback
| Title: Second Generation Author(s): Howard Fast Publisher: Dell Availability: Amazon More details... |
January 1980 : Paperback
| Title: Second Generation (Coronet Books) Author(s): Howard Fast ISBN: 0-340-24400-3 / 978-0-340-24400-5 (UK edition) Publisher: Coronet Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 1979 : Paperback
| Title: Second Generation Author(s): Howard Fast Publisher: Dell Publishing Availability: Amazon More details... |
January 1978 : Paperback
| Title: Second Generation Author(s): Howard Fast Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co. Availability: Amazon More details... |
Audio Editions
August 2008 : Audio CD
| Title: Second Generation Author(s): Howard Fast ISBN: 1-4233-7215-8 / 978-1-4233-7215-8 (USA edition) Publisher: Brilliance Audio on MP3-CD Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
August 2008 : Audio CD
| Title: Second Generation Author(s): Howard Fast ISBN: 1-4233-7216-6 / 978-1-4233-7216-5 (USA edition) Publisher: Brilliance Audio on MP3-CD Lib Ed Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
June 1988 : Audio Cassette
| Title: Second Generation Author(s): Howard Fast ISBN: 0-930435-41-9 / 978-0-930435-41-7 (USA edition) Publisher: Bookcassette Availability: Amazon Amazon CA More details... |
June 1988 : Audio Cassette
| Title: Second Generation Author(s): Howard Fast ISBN: 1-56100-035-3 / 9781561000357 (USA edition) Publisher: Unabridged Library Edition Availability: Amazon Amazon CA More details... |
Other Editions
March 2010 : Kindle edition
| Title: Second Generation (Lavette Family) Author(s): Howard Fast Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
January 1982 : Unknown
| Title: Second Generation Author(s): HOWARD FaST Publisher: Dell Pub Co Availability: Amazon More details... |
1978 : Unbound
| Title: Second generation Author(s): Howard Fast ISBN: 0-395-26483-9 / 978-0-395-26483-6 (USA edition) Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
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