Brennan, William

William Brennan was born and raised in an Irish neighborhood in the shoe factory city of Brockton, Massachusetts, as New England's Industrial Revolution was waning.

A retired federal executive, Brennan saw firsthand the ongoing tension between state and federal governments. Upon his retirement, the Department of Energy honored him with its Distinguished Career Award.

"Harrigan "is Brennan's sixth novel. His first, "A Tattered Coat Upon a Stick", deals with the infamous Sacco and Vanzetti trial, while his fifth novel, "Gray Hearts and Greenbacks", is a lighter piece concerning a massive f...