Last Madam
Last Madam The incredible life of French Quarter legend Norma Wallace -- and a portrait of an era in New Orleans history rife with charm and decadence ("Wonderful. . . Sexy and shrewd, she quickly…
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Last Madam
The incredible life of French Quarter legend Norma Wallace -- and a portrait of an era in New Orleans history rife with charm and decadence ("Wonderful. . . Sexy and shrewd, she quickly went from streetwalker to madam and by 1920 had opened what became a legendary house of prostitution. admirably recreates a slice of a life otherwise devoured by time" -- Michael Lewis, New York Times Book Review)In 1916, at age fifteen, Norma Wallace arrived in New Orleans.
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 and whose lovers included the twenty-five-year-old boy next door, whom she married when she was sixty-four. There she entertained a steady stream of governors, gangsters, and movie stars until she was arrested at last in 1962. Combining those tapes with original