The esteemed trade press of the publishing world gave a nice review to “Broadway Butterfly” Here is an excerpt: “In this entertaining account, Pulitzer winner DeStefano (The Deadly Don) paints Jazz Age fixture Vivian Gordon as both victim and criminal. Eighteen months after escort and aspiring actor Gordon—born Benita Franklin and nicknamed the “Broadway Butterfly”—wasContinue reading “Publisher’s Weekly Review”
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New Book For 2024: Broadway Butterfly
My New book, Broadway Butterfly: Vivian Gordon The Lady Gangster of Jazz Age New York, will be out in June 2024 and is the unique and in-depth account of one of the most sensational murders that contributed to the resignation of Mayor Jimmy Walker and signaled the end of the good times of the JazzContinue reading “New Book For 2024: Broadway Butterfly”
Prohibition On Long Island
This feature for Newsday was a long time in the making.
Anthony M. DeStefano 