266 pages
English language
Published Aug. 24, 2000 by Ballantine Books.
4 stars
(1 review)
In this book, the author takes us deep into the secret heart of Southie. With radiant insight, he opens up a contradictory world, where residents are besieged by gangs and crime but refuse to admit any problems, remaining fiercely loyal to their community.
Subjects
- Irish Americans
- Social life and customs
- Social conditions
- Irish American families
- Childhood and youth
- Biography
Places
- Boston
- Boston (Mass.)
- Massachusetts
- South Boston (Boston, Mass.)