In "Madam: The Biography of Polly Adler, Icon of the Jazz Age" (Doubleday), Debby Applegate, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "The Most Famous Man in America," traces the rise and fall of one of ...
Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Applegate (The Most Famous Man in America) chronicles the astonishing rags-to-riches tale of Pearl “Polly” Adler (1900–1962), “the proprietress of Manhattan’s most ...
When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. By Paulina Bren MADAM The Biography of Polly Adler, Icon of the Jazz Age By Debby Applegate Pearl to ...