The Immigrants

Inscribed and signed by Fast at front free endpaper. First Edition, number line commencing at “1”. Jacket code “0977”. Clipped jacket, chipping at edges and corners. Two-toned red cloth covered spine over tan paper covered boards. 8vo, 389 pp. Very Good. Daniel Lavette starts with nothing after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and rises to build a massive shipping empire. From the teeming streets of San Francisco to the promise of the American Dream, Fast chronicles one man’s journey from poverty to prosperity. Fast masterfully chronicles the collision of ambition, romance, and rigid class structures against a rapidly changing California landscape.