The Constant Outsider

Memoirs of a South Boston Mechanic

By: Thomas M. Cirignano

 

 

 

 A true and engaging account of a struggle for acceptance, in the harsh environments of South Boston, Dorchester, and beyond.

 

 The Constant Outsider is a lively flashback to an era in Boston's history which was heavily influenced by organized crime, courtesy of unscrupulous Mobster Whitey Bulger. Throw into the mix, court ordered desegregation of the Boston schools via "Forced Busing," along with the violence caused by the gasoline shortages of the 1970's and it was a very exciting time to own a filling station and repair shop in "Southie," as the author did until 1987.

   

Author and survivor Thomas M. Cirignano has seen it all…rackets, discrimination, the plight of many victims and more. He witnessed firsthand the hostility of the inner-city neighborhoods of Boston and got himself into dangerous, and often near fatal situations, far too often. This is an engaging look at the author’s amazing experiences, and you are invited along for the wild ride, in 

The Constant Outsider: Memoirs of a South Boston Mechanic .

 

Readers will relive many unbelievable moments as experienced by the author, such as riots, gang wars, physical beatings by thugs and a community being overtaken by murder and drugs. You will get an inside look at what it was like to live and work in “Southie” during the heyday of Whitey Bulger's gang and the resulting unbridled illegal activities that struck the predominantly Irish neighborhood of South Boston. The author himself had a dangerous encounter with Whitey, and lived to tell about it. How did the author survive and what did he learn from his experiences? Read Tom's vivid memoir and find out. You won't be disappointed!