{"product_id":"south-boston-boy-joseph-doolin-9781463737870","title":"South Boston Boy: A City Boy's Life at Mid-Century","description":"Uplifting story of how one family survived challenges and setbacks of the Great Depression, World War II and the Postwar years; how they beat poverty, mental illness, and alcoholism. A picture of their thirteen-year experience in public housing in the midst of an ethnic urban village in the 1940s-1950s. Told with engaging candor and humor. REVIEWS: \"What a great gift Joe Doolin Has given us with South Boston Boy. A remarkably clear-eyed and unsentimental memoir of growing up in South Boston, through turmoil and tragedy, emerging stronger and more humanely decent. Joe Doolin, like many of others of his generation and neighborhood, has given a life of service to others. South Boston Boy may be his most generous contribution -- inspiring by its honesty and good humor.\" -- Robert J. Allison, Chair, History Department, Suffolk University; and President South Boton Historical Society \"In South Boston Boy Joe Doolin captures much of the essence of South Boston in the mid twentieth century. The book not only chronicles his life in this hostoric and ever evolving neighborhood of Boston, but is done with humor and candor and is an engaging read.\" -- Anthony Sammarco, author of South Boston, vols. I and II, and several other books on Boston and environs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joseph Doolin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1463737874\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781463737870\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/02\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.55d","brand":"Joseph Doolin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43936065585407,"sku":"9781463737870","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_670a4f74-92eb-48d0-9c4a-b15a5ca5a855.jpg?v=1681423385","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/south-boston-boy-joseph-doolin-9781463737870","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}