by Deb McCoy | Jun 12, 2014 | Uncategorized
Far and away the protagonist of the book, The Ragman Murders, is Giuseppe (Joe) Amato. He is the quintessential turn of the century Italian immigrant. He has his dreams, his plans and he is willing to work them. His goal is money and popularity. He plays the bon...
by Deb McCoy | Jun 12, 2014 | All
Maria, Countess de Flavigny had written a book for children. She wrote it as if she was speaking to little children, which, of course, she was. The children were probably her grandchildren, or grandchildren of friends. The book was not published during her lifetime,...
by Deb McCoy | Jun 12, 2014 | All
The 1906 edition of The Catholic Encyclopedia had numerous articles, short stories and books contained within its bindings. Looking at the book written by the Countess de Flavigny, I noted that several chapters were added throughout the book by two other writers, Fr....
by Deb McCoy | Jun 12, 2014 | Uncategorized
Maria Carmela Amato is the saddest of all the characters in this story. Sticking to the true documents as much as possible does not give her the depth necessary for the book, but the implications are there.Carmela went by her middle name. It was traditional to give a...
by Deb McCoy | Jun 12, 2014 | Uncategorized
It did not take much questioning to find out where to look for the ragman. I had already begun to look into some old family history. It actually had started soon after the death of my grandmother:She had always hedged about the cause of her parents’ deaths. To...
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