Unions. Strikes. War. Depression...

Set in the crowded tenements and teeming streets of New York's Lower East Side, Across Seward Park follows one family's journey through the roiling events of the 20th Century.

Irving Friedman and his big sister Miriam struggle to survive in the savage sweatshops of the early garment industry. Then Marxist firebrand Leo Hirsch comes into their lives, drawing Irving into the dangerous world of union building and Miriam into a bittersweet romance. As the decades pass and the family weathers war, a Depression, and war’s aftermath, Irving becomes the sole custodian of a haunting family secret that will put him on a collision course with Miriam’s ambitious daughter Shelly.

"The novel is a story of a family, but also a historiy of the United States and the world over the lifetime of one man. Heartbreaking, true to the period, and gritty; I was mesmerized throughout. Highly recommended."

-- Historical Novel Society review 

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