The Last of the East Side Kids

Boys Don’T Tell

Biography & Memoir
Cover of the book The Last of the East Side Kids by Joseph Patrick Kenney, Archway Publishing
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Joseph Patrick Kenney ISBN: 9781480817609
Publisher: Archway Publishing Publication: May 8, 2015
Imprint: Archway Publishing Language: English
Author: Joseph Patrick Kenney
ISBN: 9781480817609
Publisher: Archway Publishing
Publication: May 8, 2015
Imprint: Archway Publishing
Language: English

Joseph Kenney was born on the East Side of Manhattan in 1951, surrounded by eclectic landmarks such as the United Nations Headquarters, Grand Central Terminal and The Waldorf Astoria Hotel. He was the fifth child of seven siblings, living in a Two Bedroom Railroad Flat in a neighborhood that was a melting pot of ethnic persuasions in which most families thrived.

He, though, was encumbered by alcoholism, abandonment and festering resentment and was subjected to unspeakable acts of sexual, physical, and emotional abuse. Kenney tells his story in the Last of the Eastside Kids with candor.

He was Catholic School educated from the age of six till nine, the final two in Catholic Orphanages. He left the orphanage to go to Florida with his Mother at the age of nine, bouncing back and forth from Florida to New York, left to languish in failure.

At age thirteen, He was shipped off to Hells Kitchen to live with his Father. Unsupervised he began using alcohol and experimenting with drugs, which became a daily staple in his life by the time He turned sixteen. He was homeless at the age of nineteen and was incarcerated both for drugs, and an inability to conform to society.

Barely 22 years of age when released, with both parents deceased and estranged from family, He married a girl from Queens and had a Daughter. Kenneys indoctrination back into society did not come easily. His many mistakes hindered his emotional growth. And though He struggled for years with His past. He obtained sobriety at age thirty-two and remained that way for the next 23 years.

The Last of the East Side Kids offers insight into the world of childhood abuse and poverty and demonstrates one mans resiliency to overcome these challenges and conquer his demons.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Joseph Kenney was born on the East Side of Manhattan in 1951, surrounded by eclectic landmarks such as the United Nations Headquarters, Grand Central Terminal and The Waldorf Astoria Hotel. He was the fifth child of seven siblings, living in a Two Bedroom Railroad Flat in a neighborhood that was a melting pot of ethnic persuasions in which most families thrived.

He, though, was encumbered by alcoholism, abandonment and festering resentment and was subjected to unspeakable acts of sexual, physical, and emotional abuse. Kenney tells his story in the Last of the Eastside Kids with candor.

He was Catholic School educated from the age of six till nine, the final two in Catholic Orphanages. He left the orphanage to go to Florida with his Mother at the age of nine, bouncing back and forth from Florida to New York, left to languish in failure.

At age thirteen, He was shipped off to Hells Kitchen to live with his Father. Unsupervised he began using alcohol and experimenting with drugs, which became a daily staple in his life by the time He turned sixteen. He was homeless at the age of nineteen and was incarcerated both for drugs, and an inability to conform to society.

Barely 22 years of age when released, with both parents deceased and estranged from family, He married a girl from Queens and had a Daughter. Kenneys indoctrination back into society did not come easily. His many mistakes hindered his emotional growth. And though He struggled for years with His past. He obtained sobriety at age thirty-two and remained that way for the next 23 years.

The Last of the East Side Kids offers insight into the world of childhood abuse and poverty and demonstrates one mans resiliency to overcome these challenges and conquer his demons.

More books from Archway Publishing

Cover of the book Bad Luck Good Luck by Joseph Patrick Kenney
Cover of the book Getting out from Under: by Joseph Patrick Kenney
Cover of the book This Nearly Was Mine by Joseph Patrick Kenney
Cover of the book Cold Cuts by Joseph Patrick Kenney
Cover of the book I Rise by Joseph Patrick Kenney
Cover of the book Character Building by Joseph Patrick Kenney
Cover of the book Through Misadventures Lurks Life and Death by Joseph Patrick Kenney
Cover of the book Secrets of the Cloth by Joseph Patrick Kenney
Cover of the book The Hauntings of Drake Terrace by Joseph Patrick Kenney
Cover of the book The Day Cometh by Joseph Patrick Kenney
Cover of the book 7 Essential Writing Tools by Joseph Patrick Kenney
Cover of the book Born to Grieve by Joseph Patrick Kenney
Cover of the book Short Days, Long Nights by Joseph Patrick Kenney
Cover of the book Dr. Romy’S Dance by Joseph Patrick Kenney
Cover of the book What Tomorrow Brings by Joseph Patrick Kenney
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy