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The Last Madam: A Life in the New Orleans Underworld
The Last Madam A Life in the New Orleans Underworld
Author: Christine Wiltz
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, ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780306810121
ISBN-10: 0306810123
Publication Date: 1/2001
Pages: 288
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Publisher: Da Capo Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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