Ebook: The last madam: a life in the New Orleans underworld

In 1916, as an ambitious fifteen-year-old, Norma went to work as a streetwalker in the French Quarter. But by 1920 she was madam of what became one of the city's most lavish brothels.;Cover; Title Page; Dedication; Contents; 1. Lemon Pie; 2. The Tango Belt; 3. Vidalias and the Good Men; 4. Such a Wicked City; 5. My Two Most Exciting Lovers; 6. Squaring Up; 7. Big Mayor, Little Mayor; 8. Big Mo; 9. Birds on the Wire; 10. The Game; 11. At the Mercy of the Trick; 12. Trick of the Trade; 13. A Different Kind of Trick; 14. Out-tricked; 15. Jailbird; 16. Endgame; 17. The Discreet Mrs. Patterson; 18. Tchoupitoulas; 19. Striking Out; 20. Obsession; 21. The Gun; 22. The Last Word; Bibliographical Note; Acknowledgments; Copyright.