A salacious new book examines the debauched life of Polly Adler - NYC s most notorious madam during the Jazz Age whose clients were famous mobsters, socialites, writers and politicians.
A new biography by Debby Applegate recounts the story of Polly Adler, who arrived in America from Russia at 13 and became New York’s most successful brothel owner, befriending mobsters, policemen, politicians and writers.
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