The Boy from Hell's Kitchen: Growing Up in a New York Slum

by John G. Fleming

John Fleming grew up in the 1940's and '50's in Hell's Kitchen, a New York City slum, now gentrified. He wanted to show how it was at that time, since no writer he was aware of had told this story with the voice of one who had lived the experience. In this candid and often humorous memoir, Fleming shows it all. The dark side includes dirt, roaches, alcoholism, promiscuity, fighting, bullying, the embarrassment of living on welfare. But sprinkled throughout...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1944144013
• ISBN13: 9781944144012
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: Videolistings
• Length: 340 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.0" x 8.0"