Mr. McDaniel brings us the personal story of Aindreas Rivers, a poor but remarkable boy of Irish background, set against the backdrop of events leading up to the Bloody Monday riots (probably Louisville's most significant--if infamous-- contribution to American history). Having grown up in Louisville, I found it interesting to read of streets and churches which are still very familiar today, but this knowledge is in no way necessary to enjoyment of the novel. There were many poignant moments in the narrative, made more so to me because my German and Irish ancestors might well have been affected.After recent events in New York and Washington, I found reading this book comforting somehow, that although terrorism has been with us for a long time, even in our own midst, we have been able to come through it and become in many ways a better country.