The Story of Chicago May
Book description
A portrait of the legendary woman outlaw describes her childhood in post-famine Ireland, work as a confidence trickster and grifter in America, love affair with a big-league criminal, successful robbery of Paris's American Express, imprisonment, and later years. By the author of Are You Somebody? 75,000 first printing.
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1 author picked The Story of Chicago May as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I fell in love with Ireland on a trip there in 2003 and have been there many times since. As a result, I have read many books by Irish writers, including O’Faolain’s memoirs.
I picked up the story of the woman known as Chicago May with no expectations but was immediately drawn in by the way O’Faolain connected her life with May’s, and individual history with national—both Irish and American—history.
I admire how the author imbued a biographical investigation with the pacing of a novel and a larger-than-life main character.
From Jennifer's list on nonfiction books on lesser-known but fascinating figures.
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