The Establishment Author:Howard Fast, Sandra Burr In "The Establishment", Howard Fast pulls the listener into the turbulent and passionate lives of the Dan Lavette family story begun in "The Immigrants" and continued in "Second Generation". — Howard Fast again brings to life a cast of characters whose lives become a portrait of their time. Listeners will witness the events in the lives of the c... more »hildren of Dan Lavette: Follow daughter Barbara Lavette, a strong and magnetic personality, from tragedy to final fulfillment; observe the elder son, Tom, as he quests for and finally succumbs to his own unscrupulous drive for power; and feel the conflict as the younger son, Joe, struggles between dedication to his medical work to the poor and having no emotional strength left for his beautiful wife left alone.« less
This book is the last of the three part series of books, and just like the others, it is excellent. It takes the Leverette family up through the years of the l950's and the formation of the New Israel. Start reading with the first book, "The Immigrants". I highly recommend the whole series. Genny