South Boston, My Home Town: The History Of An Ethnic Neighborhood

South Boston, My Home Town: The History of an Ethnic Neighborhood

An engaging yet objective look at the 350-year old history of "Southie," a neighborhood that has survived largely unchanged since the early days of immigrant Irish families and old-time political bosses.Review"'Must reading' for any professional - or amateur - historian, sociologist, philosopher, politician, psychologist, or other person who hopes to try to understand South Boston." --New England Quarterly"'Must reading' for any professional--or amateur--historian, sociologist, philosopher, politician, psychologist, or other person who hopes to try to understand South Boston." --New England Quarterly