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Publisher: Macmillan Uk | ISBN: 9781529096187 | Pages: 192
The storytelling phenomenon Humans of New York and its bestselling books have captivated a global audience of millions with personal narratives that illuminate the human condition. But one story stands apart from the rest . . .
She is a woman as fabulous, unbowed, and irresistible as the city she lives in.
Meet TANQUERAY.
In 2019, Humans of New York featured a photo of a woman in an outrageous fur coat and hat she made herself. She instantly captured the attention of millions. Her name is Stephanie Johnson, but she’s better known to HONY followers as Tanqueray, a born performer who was once one of the best-known burlesque dancers in New York City. Reeling from a brutal childhood, immersed in a world of go-go dancers and hustlers, dirty cops and gangsters, Stephanie was determined to become the fiercest thing the city had ever seen. And she succeeded.
Real, raw, and unapologetically honest, this is the full story of Tanqueray as told by Brandon Stanton – a book filled with never-before-told stories of Tanqueray s struggles and triumphs through good times and bad, personal photos from her own collection, and glimpses of New York City from back in the day when the name Tanqueray was on everyone’s lips.
About the Author
Brandon Stanton studied at the University of Georgia and worked as a bond trader in Chicago before founding Humans of New York in the summer of 2010. He has appeared on The Today Show and the BBC, has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, and his photos have appeared online at Vogue and The Atlantic. David Karp, the founder of Tumblr, called Humans of New York his favorite Tumblr blog. He is the author of Humans of New York, Humans of New York: Stories and Little Humans. Stanton lives in Brooklyn, New York. Tanqueray is his fifth book.
Stephanie Johnson is best known as ‘Tanqueray’, the stripper who conquered NYC in the seventies and the hearts of HONY fans in 2020. She lives in New York City.