Binding: Hardcover
Description: Instant NEW YORK Times Bestseller A deeply touching memoir A beautiful sometimes shocking NC - 17 story kept out of the lily - white upper crust canon of literature until now. The Washington Post The storytelling phenomenon Humans of New York and its #1 bestselling books have captivated a global audience of millions with personal narratives that illuminate the human condition. But one story stands apart from the rest. She is a woman as fabulous unbowed and irresistible as the city she lives in. Meet Tanqueray. In 2019, Humans of New York featured a photo of a woman in an outrageous fur coat and hat she made herself. She instantly captured the attention of millions. Her name is Stephanie Johnson but she's better known to HONY followers as Tanqueray a born performer who was once one of the best - known burlesque dancers in New York City. Reeling from a brutal childhood immersed in a world of go - go dancers and hustlers dirty cops and gangsters Stephanie was determined to become the fiercest thing the city had ever seen. And she succeeded. Real raw and unapologetically honest this is the full story of Tanqueray as told by Brandon Stanton a book filled with never - before - told stories of Tanqueray's struggles and triumphs through good times and bad personal photos from her own collection and glimpses of New York City from back in the day when the name Tanqueray was on everyone's lips.
Title: Tanqueray
Author(s): Johnson Stephanie
Publisher: St. Martin's Publishing Group
Barcode: 9781250278272
Pages: 192 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 7/12/2022
Category: Memoirs