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That Further Shore - A Memoir of Irish Roots and American Promise (Hardcover)
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That Further Shore - A Memoir of Irish Roots and American Promise (Hardcover)
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A rare and evocative memoir of a respected constitutional scholar,
dedicated public servant, political reformer, and facilitator of
peace in the land of his ancestors. John D. Feerick's life has all
the elements of a modern Horatio Alger story: the poor boy who
achieves success by dint of his hard work. But Feerick brought
other elements to that classic American success story: his deep
religious faith, his integrity, and his paramount concern for
social justice. In his memoir, That Further Shore, Feerick shares
his inspiring story, from his humble beginnings: born to immigrant
parents in the South Bronx, going on to practice law, participating
in framing the U.S. Constitution's Twenty-Fifth Amendment, serving
as dean of Fordham Law, and serving as President of the New York
City Bar Association and chair of state commissions on government
integrity. Beginning with Feerick's ancestry and early life
experiences, including a detailed genealogical description of
Feerick's Irish ancestors in County Mayo and his laborious quest to
identify them and their relationships with one another, the book
then presents an evocative survey of the now-vanished world of a
working-class Irish Catholic neighborhood in the South Bronx.
Feerick's account of how he financed his education from elementary
school through law school is a moving tribute to the immigrant work
ethic that he inherited from his parents and shared with many young
Americans of his generation. The book then traces Feerick's career
as a lawyer and how he gave up a lucrative partnership in a
prestigious New York City law firm at an early age to accept the
office of Dean of the Fordham School of Law at a fraction of his
previous income because he felt it was time to give back something
to the world. John Feerick has consistently shown his commitment to
the law as a vocation as well as a profession by his efforts to
protect the rights of the poor, to enable minorities to achieve
their rightful places in American society, and to combat political
corruption. That Further Shore is an inspiring memoir of how one
humble and decent man helped to make America a more just and
equitable society.
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