Kindling of a Firebrand: Fran Sweeney and the Fight Against Boston's Fascism, A Historical Novel

This vital historical novel takes Fran Sweeney from Boston's early 20th century Irish American neighborhoods to a life of action and influence where she fights powerful forces that threaten the democratic soul of her beloved city.

During the Great Depression and the war that follows, pro-Nazi organizations flood Boston with propaganda and terror tactics. Inspired by her Dad's example during her childhood on the Charlestown waterfront and by her experience as an office worker in corporate Am...