Book excerpt: "Madam," the story of renowned brothel owner Polly Adler
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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 the Prohibition Era's most renowned figures: Polly Adler, Manhattan's most successful brothel-owner, who catered to politicians, celebrities, and the mob.
Read the excerpt below, and don't miss John Dickerson's interview with Debby Applegate on "CBS Sunday Morning" November 7!
Actor Richard Dreyfuss is facing backlash for allegedly sharing remarks that audience members found sexist, homophobic and generally offensive at a Q&A event over the weekend tied to a Massachusetts theater's screening of "Jaws." Dreyfuss starred in the 1975 blockbuster that was filmed in Massachusetts and screened Saturday night at The Cabot, a performing arts center in the coastal community of Beverly.
Another American who was arrested in the Turks and Caicos Islands for possessing ammunition was sentenced to time served and a $9,000 fine on Tuesday, local media reported. Tyler Wenrich was facing a potential mandatory minimum sentence of 12 years in prison for ammunition charges in the British territory.