J.R. Moehringer is an American journalist and author whose work delves deeply into the search for identity and meaning in the contemporary world. Through masterful storytelling and insightful observations, he explores complex human relationships and the challenges of coming-of-age. His style is both intimate and universal, resonating with readers on an emotional and intellectual level. Moehringer's narratives linger long after the final page, offering profound insights into our shared human experience.
Willie Sutton was born in the Irish slums of Brooklyn, in the first year of the 20th century, and came of age at a time when banks were out of control. Over 30 years, from Prohibition through the Great Depression, from the age of Al Capone until the reign of Murder Inc., police called Sutton one of the most dangerous men in New York.
"In the tradition of This Boy's Life, a raucous, poignant, luminously written memoir about a boy striving to become a man, and his romance with a bar."--Cover.