Howard Fast

A biography of the Jewish American, left-wing author of Spartacus that explores his identity, his work, and his politics. Howard Fast’s life, from a rough-and-tumble Jewish New York street kid to the rich and famous author of close to one hundred books, rivals the Horatio Alger myth. Author of bestsellers such as Citizen Tom Paine , Freedom Road , My Glorious Brothers , and Spartacus , Fast joined the American Communist Party in 1943 and remained a loyal member until 1957, despite being imprison