Portland Public Library

The ghosts of Walter Crockett, a memoir, by W. Edward Crockett

eng

autobiography

illustrations

no index present

non fiction

The ghosts of Walter Crockett

1293884304

by W. Edward Crockett

a memoir

"Portland native Ed Crockett's memoir, The ghosts of Walter Crockett, captures the joy of youth, love of family, and a quest for redemption as they play out against a backdrop of poverty, uncertainty, and the ever-present specter of an alcoholic and homeless father whose flaws, choices, and fate haunt a young man and tear at his confidence. With love, compassion, and the clarity of time, Crockett writes with unflinching honestly about his life, his siblings, his neighborhood, the eccentric wisdom of his mother, and the daily life in a working-class Maine city before it emerged as one of the trendiest spots in America."--Page 4 of cover