Seamus O'Flynn by Bill Tobin
SEAMUS O'FLYN IS IN LOVE WITH NEW YORK CITY. His diaries of an immigrant son begin during the Great Depression. The O'Flynns, Irish Catholic immigrants, keep body and soul together at St. Nicholas Church and School in the Bronx. A few steps away is a redbrick apartment building, home of the O'Flynns and other immigrant families. Seamus' New York adventures begin every time he drops a nickel in the subway turnstile and heads to the Empire State Building, Yankee Stadium, Macy's, the Metropolitan Museum, Times Square, Ebbets Field. It is the era of President Roosevelt, Mayor LaGuardia, Joe DiMaggio, Varga Girls, Charles Atlas. Seamus becomes an altar boy, Safeway thief, dumbwaiter Romeo, joins the Mortal Sinners Club. A nun whacks hands; a priest has roaming hands. Just as The Great Depression subsides, World War I begins - Pearl Harbor, Japs, Nazis, rationing, SPAM, Thunderbolts, Zeroes, Stukas, the sadness of a Gold Star in the window. The O'Flynn family lives through one of the most chaotic times in American history, strengthened by faith, hard work and sunny Irish hearts.| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781456308971 |
| ISBN 10 | 1456308971 |
| Title | Seamus O'Flynn |
| Author | Bill Tobin |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
| Year published | 2011-01-06 |
| Number of pages | 252 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |