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The Last Madam: A Life In The New Orleans Underworld
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| #106242 in Books | Da Capo Press | 2001-01 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 9.00 x.75 x5.88l,.69 | File type: PDF | 288 pages | Da Capo Press||4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.| Great story, mediocre writing|By Joanna D.|Can't give this five stars--despite the atmosphere of New Orleans, redolent of sex, rum and gunfire, the writer just doesn't seem to have quite the ability to bring Norma Wallace's flamboyant and bold character totally to life. The book is well researched but perhaps that is part of the problem; the author seems very faithful to the fa|.com |Actually, they called themselves "landladies" in New Orleans, though that didn't change the nature of their business: running houses of prostitution in the city's wide-open French Quarter. Beginning in 1920, when she was still in her teens, Norma Wallace
In 1916, at age fifteen, Norma Wallace arrived in New Orleans. Sexy and shrewd, she quickly went from streetwalker to madam and by 1920 had opened what became a legendary house of prostitution. There she entertained a steady stream of governors, gangsters, and movie stars until she was arrested at last in 1962. Shortly before she died in 1974, she tape—recorded her memories-the scandalous stories of a powerful woman who had the city's politicians in her pocket...
You easily download any file type for your device.The Last Madam: A Life In The New Orleans Underworld | Chris Wiltz. I have read it a couple of times and even shared with my family members. Really good. Couldnt put it down.