{"product_id":"9780692820230","title":"Greenpoint Doughboy","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen Irish immigrant Alex McKay is interviewed by a reporter in 1911, McKay cheerfully relates that America has given his family everything. This historical novel, based on a true story during WW1, shows how the McKay's of Greenpoint, Brooklyn stood tall with America and paid the ultimate price of citizenship. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGreenpoint Doughboy\u003c\/i\u003e, written by McKay descendent Peter McHale, shows you the many sacrifices Alex, his wife, and their four children make during World War I. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Great War rages in Europe, and the McKays are all eager to do their part. Alex's son John McKay, at the age of twenty-one, joins the Fighting Irish Sixty-Ninth Infantry Regiment of New York City. During basic training in Manhattan, John befriends Dick O'Neil, a young man with a bright future, and Daniel Buckley, an Irish soldier with a tragic past. The three will face enormous challenges as they cross the Atlantic and join the fighting in Lorraine. Not everyone will make it out alive. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMcHale takes you from the bustle and vibrant city life in the Brooklyn Irish community to the muck- and death-filled trenches of France. His story paints a vivid portrait of one family's loyalty and love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peter McHale","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49784896946416,"sku":"9780692820230","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780692820230","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}