Cover2Cover Book Club: "The Bobbed Haired Bandit" by Stephen Duncombe & Andrew Mattson
Ripped straight from the headlines of the Jazz Age, The Bobbed Haired Bandit is a tale of flappers and fast cars, of sex and morality. In the spring of 1924, a poor, 19-year-old laundress from Brooklyn robbed a string of New York grocery stores with a “baby automatic,” a fur coat, and a fashionable bobbed hairdo. Celia Cooney’s crimes made national news, with the likes of Ring Lardner and Walter Lippman writing about her exploits for enthralled readers.
Pick up a copy of Bobbed Haired Bandit: a story of crime and celebrity in 1920s New York by Stephen Duncombe & Andrew Mattson (and register to join us Jan. 21 at 1:30 to discuss the book and share a book related activity. Participants must register and agree to the library’s Covid-19 guidelines.
- Date:
- Thursday, January 21, 2021
- Time:
- 1:30pm - 3:00pm
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- Mannington Meeting Room
- Campus:
- Mannington Public Library
- Audience:
- Adult
- Categories:
- In Person Onsite