Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. My Ten Beliefs for Success ix
4. Acknowledgments x
5. Prologue xi
6. Introduction 1
7. I Orphans in America
8. 1 The Search for Solutions 9
9. 2 New York City in the Nineteenth Century 13
10. 3 The Twentieth Century 21
11. II Raised by the Church
12. 4 The Sisters of Mercy: A Tale of Two Cities 27
13. 5 My Earliest Years 33
14. 6 St. Mary of the Angel 45
15. III Homes for Boys
16. 7 St. John’s Home for Boys 61
17. 8 St. Vincent’s Home for Boys 85
18. 9 Growing Pains 109
19. IV On My Own
20. 10 Alone in the Real World 127
21. 11 Inventing Another New Life 157
22. 12 Milestones 175
23. 13 Reflections 197
24. Postscript: September 11, 2001 207
25. Appendixes
26. Appendix A. Vinnie Boys in the World 211
27. Appendix B. The Foundling Hospital 213
28. Appendix C. Suggested Reading 215
29. Notes 217
30. Index 221