The True Story of a New York City Orphan in the 1950’s

Nov. 17, 2009 - PRLog -- Autobiography of an American Orphan, written by Walter Burns, reveals the truth and hardships he, his siblings, and his friends endured for over a decade.

While awaiting his next group of students in an empty classroom in South Korea, Walter James attempted to remember his past in an orphanage.  The experiences that surfaced put him in a rage.  He knew then that he had to confront his past and exorcize his demons.  This book, which began as a psychological self-study, became the emotional account of his story, and took him to places he never thought he would visit again.

He describes the relationships between the orphans, the counselors, the nuns, and the priests, with an emphasis on how it shaped his life.  As he grows and moves through various houses into his teenage years, the orphanage is faced with a surge of gang members.  He befriends a Puerto Rican his own age, which ultimately leads them both to follow his friend’s brother, a heroin pusher and addict, into Spanish Harlem just at the beginning of the civil rights movement.  His account entails descriptions of ghetto life there and in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg district as well, underlining the devastating effects from the separation of his Irish-American family and siblings.  

Autobiography of an American Orphan is a profoundly personal account of one man’s memories of childhood life inside an orphanage; a story that will touch the hearts and bring tears to the eyes of all who read it.

Publisher’s website:  http://www.strategicpublishinggroup.com/title/Autobiograp...
ISBN: / SKU:  9781606939116 / 1606939114

About the Author:
Walter, who lost both parents to tuberculosis, is a nationally registered respiratory therapist.  He also holds two master’s degrees from Monterey Institute of International Studies on the California Coast peninsula of Monterey, Carmel (International Studies & Public Administration.)   He looks forward to further publishing, including a collection of street poetry and is inspired by those who struggle to maintain their integrity through life.  Walter currently resides in Los Angeles, California.

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