Duell Sloan and Pearce, 1946. first edition. hardcover. Octavo 337pp. novel about 19th century Illinois politician John Peter Altgeld, for which Fast was accused of copyright infringement for borrowing liberally from a biography of the politician by Harry Barnard. The case was settled and Barnard's book was re-published by Fast's.....
New York: Duell Sloan and Pearce, 1946. Book Club Edition. hardcover. 8vo 337pp. BCE. from front flap: "The American is a novel which tells the story of John Peter Altgeld of Illinois, a latter-day Lincoln, who sacrificed money and health and political power to become the champion of democracy and.....
Houghton Mifflin Company, 1977. Book Club Edition. hardcover. 8vo 340pp. from front flap: "The Immigrants is also a love story of great beauty and great tenderness, the kind of love story that entangles the reader in the lives of the characters, so that after the book is closed, one continues.....
Naperville, IL: Sourcebooks Landmark, 2010. softcover. 8vo 474pp. see pictures for synopsis. #03911.