From the West Side to the Wardroom: An Irish-American Journey

By Matthew J. Coffey

This is a collection of essays outlining a life that has had its share of laughter, love, and disappointments. The book follows the author from early childhood through college in part 1. Part 2 covers the author’s years at sea with the US Navy with an emphasis on his year in Vietnam. Part 3 covers the remainder of his life, his children, friends, and homes he’s lived in, as well as the author’s thoughts about being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. Part 4 is an imaginative, original one-act play about three generations of Coffeys in the naval service.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Feb 22, 2019
• ISBN: 9781984574152

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