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The author recounts growing up poor, Irish Catholic, fatherless, and self-destructive in New York City after World War II
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Dennis Smith first ignited critical praise with Report from Engine Co. 82, a book drawn from his experiences as a New York City fireman. Now Smith returns with a new, passionately acclaimed memoir: a boisterous, poignant, often hilarious look at growing up Irish, Catholic, and poor on the sidewalks of New York. Here -- even as he dodges the slaps of merciless nuns and learns how to wallop a punching bag -- he is haunted by the specter of his mysteriously absent father. But it is Smith's mother, hardworking, no-nonsense Mary, who leads him by the hand to his Irish heritage and pulls him by the ear into adulthood. This loving reminiscence pays homage to her...to the undying strength of family and faith...and to the indestructible bond between mothers and sons.
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Dennis Smith is a former firefighter and lives in New York City.
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- PublisherGrand Central Pub
- Publication date1999
- ISBN 10 0446524476
- ISBN 13 9780446524476
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages369
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