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The Howard Fast Reader; a collection of stories and novels This large volume is a collection of some of the best writing by one of America's most distinguished novelists. Included in this book are Freedom Road, one of his most famous novels and long out of print; two short novels, The Children, one of Howard Fast's first published works, considered by many critics to be one of his best pieces of writing, and The Golden River, a hitherto unpublished short novel concerning the death of Moses and the emergence of Joshua as the new leader of the Jewish people. In addition, there are nineteen of Mr. Fast's best short stories from the beginning of his writing career to the present time, demonstrating the wide range of his writing talent. THE HOWARD FAST READER will acquaint a large public with unfamiliar aspects of one of America's outstanding writers. from the dust jacket of the 1960 Crown first edition Contents The Man Who Looked Like Jesus 1 Rachel 21 Onion Soup 39 Three Beautiful Things 48 The First Rose of Summer 52 Where Are Your Guns? 62 The Gentle Virtue 69 The Golden River 79 Neighbor Sam 179 Departure 196 The Gray Ship 204 The Suckling Pig 209 Old Sam Adams (Three Tales) Journey to Boston 214 The Ancestor 227 The Child and the Ship 233 The Vision of Henry J. Baxter 243 The Children 252 The Little Folk from the Hills 355 Coca Cola 362 The Cold, Cold Box 370 The Large Ant 383 Freedom Road 393 Spoil the Child 618