Howard fasts thrilling story of benjamin holt, mineworker and hero of the modern labor movement benjamin r. Howard fasts life, from a roughandtumble jewish new york street kid to the rich and famous author. Spartacus is a 1951 historical novel by american writer howard fast. Howard fasts life, from a roughandtumble jewish new york street kid to the rich and famous author of close to 100 books, rivals the horatio alger myth. Howard melvin fast november 11, 1914 march 12, 2003 was an american novelist and television writer. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. Reviewed in the united states on december 6, 20 format. My glorious brothers by howard fast, 1960, bodley head edition, panther ed. My glorious brothers is a historical novel by the jewish american novelist howard fast, depicting the 167 bc maccabeean revolt against the greek seleucid empire. He is known to readers of a later generation for his bestselling lavette family saga, which was made into a television miniseries, the immigrants, in 1978, directed by alan j.
The book, which deals with jewish independence and selfdetermination, was published in 1948, during the 19471949 palestine war. Written by howard fast, audiobook narrated by james fouhey. Spartacus is his epic achievement, a thrilling, eloquent testament to mans unquenchable courage and his passion for freedom. This novel is about the macabbee revolt and is a fascinating imagining of the brothers. He has won numerous awards for his writing, including an emmy award, the national jewish book award, and the schomburg award for race relations. Blue heron press citizen tom paine freedom road last frontier my glorious brothers. Howard fast was a wellknown name in the 1940s, when he was a bestselling author and controversial public figure. They were farmersuntil the tumultuous events of history caught up with them. My glorious brothers and millions of other books are available for instant. Read my glorious brothers by howard fast available from rakuten kobo.
It is about the historic slave revolt led by spartacus around 71 bce. The son of immigrants, fast grew up in new york city and published his first novel upon finishing high school in. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. My glorious brothers is the epic story of perhaps the most breathtaking chapter in the history of israel, a stirring tale of courage for those who like to find meaning for todays world in the great events of history after witnessing a ransacked and desecrated jerusalem, simon and his four brothers soon to be known and revered as the. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. His most famous novels included spartacus, freedom road, citizen tom paine, april morning, the crossing, the unvanquished, my glorious brothers, and the three generation family saga beginning with the immigrants.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. My glorious brothers and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. My glorious brothers springfieldgreene county library. Howard fasts books include citizen tom paine, the unvanquished, freedom road, my glorious brothers and moses prince of egypt. His son jonathan fast, daughterinlaw erica jong, granddaughter molly jong fast, and brother julius fast, were all novelists. My glorious brothers, by the master novelist and historian, howard fast spartacus, freedom road, april morning, is a powerful recreation of the epic events, still celebratted by jews the world over as the holiday of hanukkah. Blue heron press citizen tom paine freedom road last frontier my glorious brothers spartacus the children peekskill unvanquished masuto evcs women. A chronicle of the transformation from farmers to soldiers of the five maccabee brothers and of their struggle for freedom against the syriangreek conquerers of judea. Howard fast after witnessing a ransacked and desecrated jerusalem, simon and his four brothers soon to be known and revered as the maccabeesrise to lead an earthshaking rebellion. In addition to the immigrants novels, howard fast is the author of greenwich, being red, my glorious brothers, time and the riddle, and. The title of this book is my glorious brothers and it was written by howard fast.
Spartacus was the gladiator who led the hopeless men, women, and children out of the kitchens, the fields, the slavepens, and the stockades, in the greatest rebellion the ancient world ever saw. After witnessing a ransacked and desecrated jerusalem, simon and his four brothers soon to be known and revered as the maccabees rise to lead an earthshaking rebellion. As with his masterful novel about spartacus, fast takes his leftist sympathies and forges a portrayal of men and women of faith fighting a decadent oppressor. In addition to the immigrants novels, howard fast is the author of greenwich, being red, my glorious brothers, time and the riddle, and spartacus the basis for the acclaimed film, among many other books. My glorious brothers, first edition abebooks passion for books.
The book, which deals with jewish independence and selfdetermination. My glorious brothers by howard fast overdrive rakuten. Gerald sorin published on 20121105 by indiana university press. My glorious brothers is wellwritten and recreates a little bit of the historical world for the reader. Simon, the eldest of five brothers, tells how judah molded the people of judea into an. Howard fast was one of the most prolific american writers of the twentieth century. The son of immigrants, fast grew up in new york city and published his first novel upon finishing high school in 1933. This acclaimed book by howard fast is available at in several formats for your ereader. When his mother died in 1923 and his father became unemployed, howard s youngest brother, julius, went to live with relatives, while he and his older brother, jerome, sold newspapers. My glorious brothers by howard fast book cover, description, publication history. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial.
Translated into eightytwo languages across the world, they have sold millions of copies. The book inspired the 1960 film directed by stanley kubrick and the 2004 tv adaptation by robert dornhelm. My glorious brothers ebook por howard fast 9781402271939. Sign up for librarything to find out whether youll like this book. My glorious brothers ebook by howard fast rakuten kobo. My glorious brothers and millions of other books are available for instant access. A sprawling, actionpacked novel, wouk takes listeners through the terrors of the yom kippur war, the famous entebbe rescue, and the airstrikes on saddam husseins nuclear reactor ending with the final hope for peace. Fast is at his best as a storyteller christian science monitor the strength of five brothers will define a nation. Nov 01, 2011 fast is at his best as a storyteller christian science monitor the strength of five brothers will define a nation.
His most famous novels included spartacus, freedom road, my glorious brothers, and the immigrants series. Howard fast born in 1914, howard fast published over 53 novels, including numerous new york times bestsellers. Buy a cheap copy of my glorious brothers book by howard fast. Discount prices on books by howard fast, including titles like the american. Mar 12, 2003 howard fast was one of the most prolific american writers of the twentieth century. Howard fast was one of the popular american author and television write, who was famous for writing his books based on the historical fiction genre. Howard melvin fast was an american novelist and television writer. Author fast sometimes uses the pen names walter ericson and e. From the author of spartacus comes another epic tale of uprising and antiquity. One of the initial and most successful novel series written by author howard fast in entitled lavette family series, which consists of 6 novels in total.
Buy my glorious brothers by howard fast online at alibris. The puppet show, scabbard island, and the long road. He was a bestselling author of more than eighty works of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and screenplays. Howard fast 19142003 was one of the most prolific american writers of the twentieth century.
Fast is at his best as a storyteller christian science monitor the strength of five brothers will define a. My glorious brothers by howard fast and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The book, which deals with jewish independence and selfdetermination, was published in 1948, during the 19471949 palestine war the story takes place in the days before the rebellion, and during the ensuing battles. Howard fast has 189 books on goodreads with 49434 ratings. My glorious brothers is the epic story of perhaps the most breathtaking chapter in the history of israel, a stirring tale of courage for those who like to find meaning for todays world in the great events of history. The strength of five brothers will define a nation.
It was published by sourcebooks landmark and has a total of 272 pages in the book. Howard credited his early voracious reading to a parttime job in the new york public library. My glorious brothers is the epic story of perhaps the most breathtaking chapter in the history of israel. Thats right, all we need is the price of a paperback book to sustain a nonprofit website the whole world depends on. The series follows through the lives of generations of families as they make their mark in america. Howard fast s beloved family saga which recounts the rise and fall of a family of roughneck immigrants determined to make their way in america at the turn of the century. My glorious brothers is the epic story of perhaps the most breathtaking chapter in the history of israel, a stirring tale of courage for those who like to find meaning for todays world in the great events of history after witnessing a ransacked and desecrated jerusalem.
The book, which deals with jewish independence and self determination. Mar 31, 2017 howard melvin fast was an american novelist and television writer. Howard fast s books include citizen tom paine, the unvanquished, freedom road, my glorious brothers and moses prince of egypt. My glorious brothers, by howard fast commentary magazine. My glorious brothers is the epic story of perhaps the most breathtaking chapter in the history of israel, a stirring tale of courage for those who like to find meaning for todays world in. My glorious brothers by howard fast 2003, paperback for. Author of bestsellers such as citizen tom paine, freedom road, my glorious brothers, and spartacus, fast joined the american communist party in 1943 and remained a loyal member until 1957.
My glorious brothers by fast, howard and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. This book is exactly the type of book i recommend for them to read and why i created the project in the first place. My glorious brothers isbn 9781402237959 pdf epub howard. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Israel, this is a story of national liberation and a great piece of historical fiction strongly recommended. My glorious brothers is a historical novel by the jewish american novelist howard fast, depicting the 167 bc maccabeean revolt against the greekseleucid empire. My glorious brothers by howard fast fantastic fiction. A rapturous rendering of the events commemorated by hanukkah, howard fast s my glorious brothers follows a small group of jewish farmers and intellectuals, led by the five brothers maccabee, through their decadeslong revolt against the mighty syriangreek empire. He was born on november 11, 1914, and died on march 12, 2003. Simon, the oldest of five brothers, chronicles the transformat. My glorious brothers by howard fast nook book ebook. Frank campenni, in his 1971 citizen howard fast, reports the titles of three of these unpublished mss. In a 1973 interview with the library, fast says that he had written a half dozen books before two valleys was published in 1933. See all books authored by howard fast, including the immigrants, and second generation, and more on.
My glorious brothers is wellwritten and recreates a. Howard fast books list of books by author howard fast. After witnessing a ransacked and desecrated jerusalem. Holt, the toughasnails leader of the international miners union, has a grand and controversial plan.
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