Tanqueray: The captivating life story of Stephanie Johnson, from the bestselling author of Humans of New York
About this ebook
The storytelling phenomenon Humans of New York has long captivated a global audience with personal narratives that illuminate the human condition. But one story stood apart from the rest. When it featured a photo of a woman in an outrageous fur coat and hat she made herself, she instantly captured the attention of millions.
Reeling from a brutal childhood, immersed in a world of go-go dancers and hustlers, dirty cops and gangsters, Stephanie Johnson was determined to become the fiercest thing New York City had ever seen. Real, raw, and unapologetically honest, this is her story, as told by Humans of New York creator and New York Times bestselling author Brandon Stanton.
A memoir filled with never-before-told stories of struggles and triumph and unseen personal photos, it will take you to 1970s New York City when the name 'Tanqueray' was on everyone’s lips.
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About the author
Stephanie Johnson is best known as ‘Tanqueray’, the stripper who conquered NYC in the seventies and the hearts of HONY fans decades later. She lives in New York City.
Brandon Stanton is the writer and photographer behind Humans of New York, a storytelling platform with over 30 million followers globally. He has photographed and interviewed over 10,000 people in forty different countries and helped raise over $20 million in support of various causes and individuals featured in his work. Named by Time magazine as one of 30 Under 30 Changing the World, he is the author of four number one NYT bestselling books, which have sold millions of copies around the world: Humans of New York, Humans of New York: Stories, Humans and Tanqueray, as well as Dear New York. A proud graduate of the University of Georgia, he lives in New York City.
