My Name is Edward Broderick

DESCRIPTION: "My name is Edward Broderick, I was born in Illinois." "A boiler maker I'm by trade." One day "A hot iron chip struck me in my right eye." After he recovers, another chip costs him the sight in the other eye. He hopes somehow to survive by running a shop
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1977 (Oster)
KEYWORDS: disability work hardtimes technology
FOUND IN: US(MW)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Cohen-AmericanFolkSongsARegionalEncyclopedia2, pp. 475-476, "My Name is Edward Broderick" (1 text)
File: CAFS2475

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