In a 1973 interview with "The Library", Fast says that he "had written a half dozen books" before Two Valleys was published in 1933. Frank Campenni, in his 1971 "Citizen Howard Fast", reports the titles of three of these unpublished mss: The Puppet Show, Scabbard Island, and The Long Road.

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1933. Two Valleys. 293 pp, 19.6 cm, 1st, [blue cloth, yellow lettering]. Dial Press (Lincoln MacVeagh). New York.* TO MY MOTHER editions

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1934. Strange Yesterday. 273 pp, 19.3 cm, 1st, [maroon cloth, black lettering, maroon top edge]. Dodd, Mead & Co. New York.* For MY FATHER

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1937. Place in the City. 265 pp, 20.8 cm, "first edition", [blue cloth, gold lettering]. Harcourt, Brace & Co. New York.* [Hanna 1157] TO THE MEMORY OF EDWARD FAST

1939. Conceived in Liberty; a novel of Valley Forge. 389 pp, 20.8 cm, 1st, [chestnut cloth, white lettering, black top edge, black Liberty Bell on front cover]. Simon & Schuster. New York.* FOR MY WIFE editions translations

1941. The Last Frontier. xii, 307 pp, 22.3 cm, "first edition", [dark tan cloth, gold lettering, black top-edge] map on lining-papers. Duell, Sloan & Pearce. New York.* Printing History (Duell, Sloan & Pearce): 1st June, 1941 2nd August, 1941 3rd December, 1941 4th October, 1943 5th 1947 For My Father WHO TAUGHT ME TO LOVE NOT ONLY THE AMERICA THAT IS PAST, BUT THE AMERICA THAT WILL BE Editions Translations

1942. The Unvanquished. viii, 316 pp, 22 cm, "first edition", [light grey cloth, dark blue lettering] map on lining-papers. Duell, Sloan & Pearce. New York.* To Sam and Peggy Editions Translations

1943. Citizen Tom Paine. 341 pp, 22 cm, "first edition", [black cloth, silver lettering]. Duell, Sloan & Pearce. New York.* To Bette Editions Translations

1944. Freedom Road. viii, 263 pp, 21.8 cm, "First Edition", [pale olive cloth, dark blue lettering]. Duell, Sloan & Pearce. New York.* Printing history (from the 1946 Pocket Book edition and the 1952 Blue Heron Press edition): 1st Jun 1944     5th Sep 1945 2nd Jun 1944     6th 1946 3rd Aug 1944     7th 1948 4th Jul 1945     8th 1949 To the men and women, black and white, yellow and brown, who have laid down their lives in the struggle against fascism. Editions Translations

1946. The American: a Middle Western legend. 337 pp, 21 cm, "First Edition", [blue cloth, gold lettering, maroon top edge]. Duell, Sloan & Pearce. New York.* [Seidman F38] The American was the August, 1946 selection of the Literary Guild, and was featured in Wings, the Literary Guild Review, including Fast's article, "Why I Wrote The American". To the Memory of Sam Sloan. editions translations

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1947. Clarkton. 239 pp, 21.3 cm, "First Edition", [tan cloth, black lettering, dark green top edge]. Duell, Sloan & Pearce. New York.* [Seidman F42, Hanna 1156] For Bette Who has been my first reader and loyal comrade these many years editions translations

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1947. The Children. xii, 190 pp, 20.8 cm, "First printing", [dark blue cloth, gold lettering, dark blue top edge] (first published in Story Magazine, 1937 - see. Duell, Sloan & Pearce. New York.* [Hanna 1155] To those who are the most unfortunate victims of race hatred--the children, in the hope that they will grow up in a cleaner and better world.

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1948. My Glorious Brothers. 280 pp, 20.2 cm, "First Edition", [tan cloth, dark blue and gold lettering]. (1,082 words). Little, Brown & Co. Boston.* Printing History: (based on information in the 1953 Blue Heron Press edition) 1st Oct 1948     5th Feb 1949 2nd Dec 1948     6th Nov 1949 3rd Dec 1948     7th Feb 1950 4th Jan 1949     8th Feb 1952 To all men, Jew and Gentile, who have laid down their lives in that ancient and unfinished struggle for human freedom and dignity Editions Translations

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1950. The Proud and the Free. 311 pp, 20.6 cm, "First Edition", [yellow cloth, black and gold lettering] (see: Reply to Critics). Little, Brown & Co. Boston.* To the memory of the brave men of the Pennsylvania Brigades, and of their still unrealized dream editions translations

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1951 (Dec). Spartacus. 363 pp, 21.3 cm, "First Edition", [brown cloth, gold lettering / blue cloth, gold lettering] (see also Cameron 1951). Published by the Author, Box 171 Planetarium Station. New York.* $5.00 "special" editions (21.3 cm)     blue cloth, gold lettering, signed, "First Edition" (Dec'51)     brown cloth, gold lettering, signed, numbered, "First Edition" (Dec'51)     olive cloth, gold lettering, signed, numbered, "First Edition" (Dec'51) $2.50 "regular" editions (21.1 cm)     yellow linson, red lettering, "Published December 1951"     light teal linson, black lettering, "Second Printing" (Jan'52)     tan linson, brown lettering, "Third Printing, January 1952"     dark orange linson, black lettering, "Fourth Printing" (Feb'52)     dark teal linson, black lettering, heavy paper, "Fifth Printing" (March'52)"     tan linson, brown lettering, heavy paper, "Sixth Printing" (March '52)     7th (Apr'52) (except for the price indication and the size, the dust jackets are identical) This book is for my daughter, Rachel, and for my son, Jonathan. It is a story of brave men and women who lived long ago, and whose names have never been forgotten. The heroes of this story cherished human dignity, and lived nobly and well. I wrote it so that those who read it, my children and others, may take strength for our own troubled future and that they may struggle against oppression and wrong--so that the dream of Spartacus may come to be in our own time. Editions Translations

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1953. Biberman, Edward. The Best Untold. introduction by Howard Fast. [64] pp, 28.5 cm, Blue Heron Press. New York.*

1953. The Passion of Sacco and Vanzetti, a New England legend. 254 pp, 21 cm, "First Printing, 1953", [orange linson, black lettering] (4 ptgs '53). Blue Heron Press. New York.* TO THOSE brave Americans who, today and yesterday, have accepted prison and even death--rather than betray the principles they believed in, the land they loved, or the people whose trust they bore. editions translations

1954. Silas Timberman, a novel. 311 pp, 21.9 cm, "First Printing, 1954", [orange linson, black lettering]. Blue Heron Press. New York.* [Seidman F53] I dedicate this book to the hundreds of teachers who have fought so valiantly against tyranny over the minds of men, and who have defended so bravely the right to speak and teach the truth --and who have thereby written a new epic of honor and courage in the cause of America's freedom. editions translations

1956. The Story of Lola Gregg. 219 pp, 20.9 cm, "First Printing, 1956", [blue linson, black lettering]. Blue Heron Press. New York.* For BETTE editions translations

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1958. Moses, Prince of Egypt. 303 pp, 21.5 cm, [red cloth, silver lettering, maroon top edge]. Crown Publishers. New York.* For Bette, Rachel, and Jonathan editions translations

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1959. The Winston Affair. 221 pp, 21.5 cm, 1st, [blue cloth, gold lettering]. see: Francis M. Nevins: Man in the Middle: Unsung Classic of the Warren Court. Crown Publishers. New York.* To IRV editions translations

1960. The Golden River. in: Howard Fast: The Howard Fast Reader, p.79-178 (100pp). 1st, Crown Publishers. New York.*

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1961. April Morning, a novel. 184 pp, 21.4 cm, 1st, [wheat cloth spine, brown lettering, brown cloth boards] (Andrew Macdonald's chapter in "Howard Fast: A Critical Companion"). Crown Publishers. New York.* Since in one way or another a part of each of you is in this book, it is properly yours. Thereby, for Rachel, Jonathan, Barry, Judy Norman, Jennifer, Melissa, and Timothy. editions audio translations

Jacket design by Larry Lurin

1962. Power; a novel. 378 pp, 21.5 cm, "First Edition", [black cloth, red and white lettering] (fictional biography of John L. Lewis, UMW president). Doubleday & Co. Garden City, NY.* To the memory of my mother and father, Ida and Barney Fast. editions translations

Jacket painting by Doris Reynolds

1964. Agrippa's Daughter. 371 pp, 21.5 cm, "First Edition", [blue cloth spine, black lettering, black cloth boards]. Doubleday & Co. Garden City, NY.* FOR BETTE who has been with me through all, the best and the worst editions translations

Jacket by Richard Smith

1966. Torquemada, a novel. 192 pp, 21.5 cm, "First Edition", [black cloth, embossed fleur-de-lis pattern, gold lettering]. Doubleday & Co. Garden City, NY.* FOR JEROME AND JULIUS AND RENA editions audio translations

Jacket by Lydia Rosier

1971. The Crossing. 213 pp, 21.5 cm, 1st, [white cloth spine, black lettering, blue paper boards, black top edge] maps, bibl. 185-188. Wm. Morrow & Co. New York.* For my good friend, Paul R. Reynolds, who gave me no peace until this book was written; and for my wife, Bette, whose love and patience made the writing possible. editions audio

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1972. The Hessian; a novel. 192 pp, 21.5 cm, 1st, [olive cloth, silver and red lettering]. Wm. Morrow & Co. New York.* For Rachel and Jonathan editions audio translations

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1977. The Immigrants. 389 pp, 23.5 cm, 1st, [red cloth spine, gold lettering, tan paper boards]. Houghton Mifflin. Boston. ISBN: 0-395-25699-2.* For Bette editions audio translations

Jacket painting by Ben Stahl

1978. Second Generation. 441 pp, 23.5 cm, [black cloth spine, gold lettering, red paper boards]. Houghton Mifflin. Boston. ISBN: 0395264839.* For Jerry and Dotty editions audio translations

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1979. The Establishment. (3rd in saga: The Immigrants, Second Generation). 365 pp, 23.5 cm, 1st, [brown cloth spine, gold lettering, brown paper boards]. Houghton Mifflin. Boston. ISBN: 0395281601.* To Molly Welcome to this best of all possible worlds editions audio translations

Jacket painting by Ben Stahl

1981. The Legacy. 359 pp, 23.5 cm, 1st, [black cloth spine, gold lettering, plum paper boards]. Houghton Mifflin. Boston. ISBN: 0-395-31260-4.* For Rachel and Jonathan, my dear friends and advisers in the art of living editions audio translations

Jacket painting and design by Ben Stahl

1982. Max: a novel. 395 pp, 23.3 cm, 1st, [black cloth spine, gold lettering, black paper boards]. Houghton Mifflin. Boston. ISBN: 0-395-32506-4.* Rachel and Avrum Blessings editions audio translations

Jacket art by Ben Stahl

1984. The Outsider. 311 pp, 23.5 cm, 1st, [black cloth spine, silver lettering, teal paper boards]. Houghton Mifflin. Boston. ISBN: 0-395-36101-X.* For the stranger, the newcomer, Benjamin Isaac Grace Fast, welcome to this very curious world. I greet you with love and I wish you joy and fulfillment. editions audio translations

Jacket art by Ben Stahl

1985. The Immigrant's Daughter. 321 pp, 23.3 cm, 1st, [maroon cloth spine, gold lettering, grey paper boards]. Houghton Mifflin. Boston. ISBN: 0-395-39381-7.* For you, dear Bette, wife, lover, companion through all the best and the worst of a full half century editions audio translations

Jacket design / photograph Maxine O. Gomberg / One Plus One Studio

1987. The Dinner Party. 250 pp, 23.3 cm, 1st, [sand cloth spine, copper lettering, ivory paper boards]. Houghton Mifflin. Boston. ISBN: 0395430356.* To the memory of J. Krishnamurti editions audio translations

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1988. The Pledge. 324 pp, 23.3 cm, 1st, [brown cloth spine, gold lettering, orange paper boards]. Houghton Mifflin. Boston. ISBN: 0-395-48308-5.* For Daniel Fast, born December 11, 1987. Welcome and blessings. editions translations

Jacket (front) illustration by Sandra Dionisi

1989. The Confession of Joe Cullen. 282 pp, 23.3 cm, 1st, [brown cloth spine, gold lettering, brown paper boards]. Houghton Mifflin. Boston. ISBN: 0-395-50936-X.* For Austin Olney editions translations

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1993. The Trial of Abigail Goodman: a Novel. 256 pp, 23.4 cm, "First Edition", [maroon cloth spine, silver lettering, dark blue linson boards]. Crown Publishers. New York. ISBN: 0-517-59502-8.* For Bette editions audio

Jacket design and illustration by Milton Glaser

1994. Seven Days in June: a Novel of the American Revolution. xiv, 191 pp, 22 cm, [brown cloth spine, black lettering, ivory paper boards] 2 maps. Carol Pub. (Birch Lane Press). Secaucus, NJ. ISBN: 1-55972-256-8.* For my wonderful wife Bette Fast editions

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1995. The Bridge Builder's Story: a novel. 210 pp, 23.4 cm, 1st, [black cloth spine, gold lettering, brown cloth boards]. M.E. Sharpe. Armonk, N.Y. ISBN: 1563246910.* To Bette Fast wife, companion and lover for fifty-seven years editions audio translations

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1997. An Independent Woman. 340 pp, 23.6 cm, "First edition", [green cloth spine, gold lettering, light olive paper boards]. Harcourt Brace & Company. New York. ISBN: 0-15-100271-1.* To the memory of a wonderful and independent woman, my wife, Bette Fast editions

1999. Redemption. 280 pp, 23.5 cm, "First edition", Harcourt, Brace & Company. New York. ISBN: 0-15-100455-2.* To Rachel, who has been down the track

2000. Greenwich. 290 pp, 23.5 cm, "First edition", Harcourt, Inc. New York, San Diego, London. ISBN: 0-15-100620-2.* For Mimi O'Connor Fast