St. Patrick’s Day arrives early to the Hill as Photographer Bill Brett signs copies of his new boo

BOSTON - Feb. 26, 2015 - PRLog -- St. Patrick’s Day will arrive to Beacon Hill a tad early thanks to Blackstone’s who will host Boston’s famed Irish photographer Bill Brett on Tuesday, March 10^th from 5:30 to 7:30pm.  Bill’s new book, Boston, Irish is a compilation of nearly 300 photographs of famous Bostonians both past and present – including even some from the Hill!  Joining Bill for a book signing and talk will be his text contributor, Carol Beggy, as well as some surprise faces from the pages of Boston, Irish.  Guests will be treated to refreshments as well as a chance to get lucky and win some great prizes.

About the Book
Acclaimed Boston photographer Bill Brett returns with Boston, Irish, a collection of more than 260 black-and-white photographs of the people and the city he loves. It is his most personal book yet.

Building on his four previous books, Boston, Irish turns the lens on Bill’s own community, the city’s Irish Americans. Dedicated to his mother, Mary Ann Brett, Boston, Irish chronicles—and crystallizes—a unique period in the city’s history. A time that won’t be seen again, inhabited by newly-arrived immigrants and second- and third-generation Irish-Americans. Boston, Irish covers every aspect of the region’s Irish-American community with portraits and stories ranging from a 99-year-old nun to a colorful funeral home director to an Irish tenor to a New York Times best-selling novelist. It also explores the full breadth of the Irish immigrant experience, representing those from the Republic and Northern Ireland and both Roman Catholics and Protestants alike.

To all those who knew her, Mary Ann Brett was the embodiment of grit, heart, and faith. For her and those of her immigrant generation, Boston’s sense of Irish community didn’t stop with one family or a single neighborhood. It was felt grandly, holding in its embrace the Irish Americans from Beacon Hill and City Hall to the very last street in the city. When the world thinks of Boston, they think of the Irish as the city’s bulwark community. What Bill Brett thinks of Boston runs much deeper and can be found on each and every page of Boston, Irish.

About Bill Brett

Bill Brett has been an award-winning photojournalist for close to half a century, spending much of that time at The Boston Globe, which he joined as a part-time photographer at age 18. He has produced four books—Boston, All One Family; Boston, An Extended Family; Boston, A Year in the Life; and now Boston, Inspirational Women, all written by Carol Beggy.

About Carol Beggy

Carol Beggy, author and former writer for The Boston Globe, has crafted the biographies that accompany each image, revealing individuals who are admirable for their accomplishments and many who have overcome setbacks, hardships or heartache on the road to success.

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About Blackstone’s of Beacon Hill

Blackstone’s, an award winning Beacon Hill gift store, is an everyday destination spot for residents and visitors alike, offering unique and distinctive gifts for all reasons and all seasons including Blackstone’s exclusive product line.