Eddie Flynn from Brooklyn is the story of a small boy's struggle to survive in the harsh world of Red Hook in the early days of the 20th century. For Irish immigrants, survival was a daily challenge: to stay cool in the summer in the too crowded flats; to survive the winter and the illness it inevitably brought. For the fathers, there was the daily struggle to avoid the warmth and comfort of the saloons and bring home a full pay envelope so the rent would be paid. And for the mothers there was the endless struggle, frequently with a drunken husband, to provide food for an increasing...
Eddie Flynn from Brooklyn is the story of a small boy's struggle to survive in the harsh world of Red Hook in the early days of the 20th century. ...