{"product_id":"the-establishment-9781402237935","title":"The Establishment","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShe'll stand up for her family, no matter the cost\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFormer socialite Barbara Lavette is unconcerned about the gossip that surrounds her new marriage. However, her husband Bernie, a poor mechanic whom she met in the midst of World War II, is willing to do anything to prove his worth to her as well as the society that shuns him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBarbara will support her husband in any way she can, but when she becomes the victim of an attack by the Congressional Committee on Un-American Activities, she is forced to stand trial. Caught in a Communist witch hunt, Barbara must do whatever it takes to defend her values, clear her name, and find a way to reunite her family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe third book in Howard Fast's epic family saga, \u003cem\u003eThe Establishment \u003c\/em\u003efollows the Lavette family as they attempt to persevere in a nation consumed with fear during the tumultuous period following World War II.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePraise for The Immigrants series: \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Relentless pace of events...real experience leaping full-bodied from Fast's imagination!\"\u003cem\u003e--New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"There hasn't been a novel in years that can do a job on readers' emotions that the last fifty pages of \u003cem\u003eThe Immigrants \u003c\/em\u003edoes.\"\u003cem\u003e--Los Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Emotional, exciting, and entertaining.\"\u003cem\u003e--Philadelphia Inquirer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sourcebooks Landmark\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781402237935\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.03lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.94h x 5.62w x 1.17d","brand":"Howard Fast","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43205024022709,"sku":"9781402237935","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_5a78a51b-9dfa-4569-91e5-4405da362cab.jpg?v=1698127687","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-establishment-9781402237935","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}