The Promise of America - Bill Stevens
Synopsis: The Promise of America - Book #1 The Fitzpatrick Saga - Bill Stevens
This gritty tale of Irish immigration follows our hero from the squalor and degradation of New York’ s infamous Tenderloin in the 1880’s to his realization of the Promise of America.
The Promise of America chronicles the tumultuous adventures of an Irish immigrant from his narrow escape from British tyranny to his marriage in 1895. Blessed with grit and good luck, William Fitzpatrick claws and sleeps his way to wealth and power, beginning as a Tammany Hall bagman the New York’s infamous Tenderloin. His assignation with the sensuous Molly Dunn leads to friendship with the Park Avenue Barneys; plain, passionate Anne and her gay husband Harvey.
The Promise of America chronicles the tumultuous adventures of an Irish immigrant from his narrow escape from British tyranny to his marriage in 1895. Blessed with grit and good luck, William Fitzpatrick claws and sleeps his way to wealth and power, beginning as a Tammany Hall bagman the New York’s infamous Tenderloin. His assignation with the sensuous Molly Dunn leads to friendship with the Park Avenue Barneys; plain, passionate Anne and her gay husband Harvey.
His adventures include a rendezvous with quirky Scottish peers as the scene shifts across America in William’s quest to claim his share of America’s promise.
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