num_pages: 474
description: A multigeneration saga of California focuses on the life of Dan Lavette who, born in a railroad worker's boxcar, becomes a self-made shipping tycoon
language: English
title: The Immigrants
titlecomplete: The Immigrants (Lavette Family, #1)
characters: Dan Lavette, Jean Sheldon, May Ling, Anthony Cassalla, Mark Levy
genres: American, Drama, Historical, American History, Historical Romance, Novels, Romance, Historical Fiction, 20th Century, Fiction
ratings_count: 10021
places: San Francisco, California
series: Lavette Family
publisher: Harcourt