Summary: Life in impoverished Depression-era Ireland holds little promise for young Frank McCourt, the oldest son in a tightly-knit family. Living by his wits, cheered by his irrepressible spirit, and sustained by his mother's fierce love, Frank embarks on an inspiring journey to overcome the poverty of his childhood and reach the land of his dreams: America.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount 2000
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA ANGMcCourt, Frank.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Large Print Press 1999
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 920 MCCMcCourt, Frank.
Summary: An unflinching vision of life on the dole in Ireland told with humor and grace.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 1996
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 MCCCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Adult, Call number: 929.2 MCCMcCourt, Frank.
Summary: The author recounts his childhood in Depression-era Brooklyn as the child of Irish immigrants who decide to return to worse poverty in Ireland when his infant sister dies.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Audio 2005