Fast’s New York Times bestseller traces the lives of Rabbi David Hartman and his family through the postwar turmoil of mid-century America
David Hartman returned from the Second World War to the small New England town of Leighton Ridge. Rabbi to the fourteen Jewish families in his small community, Hartman, along with his town, spends the years after the war facing the major political and social upheaval of the time. From McCarthyism and nuclear spies, to civil rights and Vietnam, Hartman, along with his best friend, a Congregational minister, helps lead the town through the chaotic changes sweeping the nation.
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This ebook features an illustrated biography of Howard Fast including rare photos from the author’s estate.
