Madam: The Biography of Polly Adler, Icon of the Jazz Age

by Debby Applegate

Book Overview

The compulsively readable and sometimes jaw-dropping story of the life of a notorious madam who played hostess to every gangster, politician, writer, sports star and Cafe Society swell worth knowing, and who as much as any single figure helped make the twenties roar--from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Most Famous Man in America.

"A fast-paced tale of ... Polly's many court battles, newspaper headlines, mobster dealings...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0385534752
• ISBN13: 9780385534758
• Release Date: November 2021
• Publisher: Doubleday Books
• Length: 576 Pages
• Weight: 2.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.0" x 6.6" x 9.4"