If the real willie sutton was anything like him, id have liked him. The tender bar moehringer, j r 9780340828830 amazon. Nov 04, 2012 moehringer inventories suttons obsessive, if mainly doomed, breakouts. We use cookies on this site to enhance the visitor experience. Moehringer, is a speculative biography of the bank robber willie sutton. They are the proud parents of two daughters gabriel and treasure and the late a. Booklist starredwillie sutton was born in the irish slums of brooklyn in 1901, and he came of. In moehringer s retelling, it was more than need or rage at society that drove sutton.
He was the winner of the pulitzer prize for feature writing in 2000, and a pulitzer finalist for feature writing in 1998 for his magazine piece resurrecting the champ, an article which was recently adapted for a film starring samuel l. The new york times bestseller and one of the 100 most notable books of 2005. The first introduction to the men moehringer hero worships from the off, had me, once the sunset colours of the assembled faces are described, filled with sadness. How to write a memoir that will attract the attention of. Moehringer, a pulitzer prize winning journalist, had previously written the autobiography of his first 25 years, the tender bar. Oct 10, 2012 there are two ways to read sutton, by j. Moehringer inventories suttons obsessive, if mainly doomed, breakouts. Find jr suttons phone, address, and email on spokeo, the leading online directory. Moehringer sutton was selected by amazon books editors as one of our. Moehringer writes from the point of view of willie sutton, whom he calls the greatest. In the tradition of this boys life and the liars club, a raucous, poignant, luminously written memoir about a boy striving to become a man and his romance with a bar. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Augmented by dylan bakers marvelous performance captures the complex sutton with credibility. Moehringer born december 7, 1964 is an american novelist and journalist.
Willie sutton was born in the irish slums of brooklyn in 1901, and he came of age at a time when banks were out of control. The tender bar book trailer the tender bar book trailer by j. Moehringer, author of sutton americas 1920s, bankrobbing robin hood in his first novel, j. Moehringer until a couple of weeks ago when a library blog recommended his novel sutton, a fictionalised biography of american bank robber willie sutton. Moehringer now does for willie sutton newsday show more. Whitepages people search is the most trusted directory. Jr moehringer brings to life one of the most interesting and notorious criminals of the 20th century. A 1986 graduate of yale university, moehringer began his journalism career as a news assistant at the new york times. View phone numbers, addresses, public records, background check reports and possible arrest records for john moehringer.
Moehringer was born in new york city and was raised by a single mother in. During a lifelong criminal career, sutton stole more than two million dollars and cashed in on the urban legend that he robbed banks because, thats where. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Moehringer writes from the point of view of willie sutton, whom.
Moehringer s new memoir, the tender bar, centers on his youth in his hometown pub in manhasset, long island. The new york times best seller and one of the 100 most notable books of 2005. And curiously, unlike sutton, which i thought was beautifully structured and paced, this drinkalogue. Booklist starredwillie sutton was born in the irish slums of brooklyn in 1901, and he came of age at a time when banks were out of. Sutton is the first multigeneration bank robber in history, the first ever to build a lengthy careerit spans four decades. Buy the tender bar book online at low prices in india.
The story opens on christmas eve, 1969, with suttons release from attica at age 68. Complete systems are our success and your advantage recent posts. Moehringer is the bestselling author of the tender bar. Pastor sutton is also a published author whose contributions can be found in oxford sermons 2008 by joel gregory and what we love about the black church by william crouch jr. Moehringer argues in the after notes that this is surprisingly little that is really knows about sutton other that data facts. Moehringer shares with host jams michael tyler, the.
Author of the bestselling memoir, the tender bar, he is also the coauthor of. Sutton saw only one way out and only one way to win the girl of his dreams. Moehringer writes from the point of view of willie sutton, whom he calls the. Trapped in a cycle of bank panics, depressions, and soaring unemployment, sutton. When willie sutton walked from attica prison on christmas, 1969, the irish, brooklynborn bank robber reemerged as a. He won the pulitzer prize for feature writing in 2000. But shea was his home and he had to make one last visit. Moehringer s memoir, the tender bar, as a gift from someone who knew i was a reader of the underground writer charles bukowski 1920 1994 whose novels and poems deal with hard drinking in squalid flats, poverty, horseracing, and exploits with women. In all sutton s crimes and confinements, his first love and first accomplice was never far from. Gangsters have always held a special place in american literature, and moehringers fictional biography of bank robber willie sutton is a welcome addition. If they werent taking brazen risks, they were shamelessly seeking bailouts. Oct 10, 20 jr moehringer brings to life one of the most interesting and notorious criminals of the 20th century. Moehringer the tender bar brings the famous bank robber willie sutton to life in this stirring work of historical fiction.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading sutton. Moehringer writes from the point of view of willie sutton. T he past is deeply embedded in the obscure corners of the mind. Memories of the tender bar pulitzerprize winning journalist j.
In the tradition of this boys life and the liars club, a raucous, poignant, luminously written memoir about a boy striving to become a man, and his romance with a bar. Many memories are forgotten, while others are promptly recalled with the help of a triggera smell, a phrase, a taste. From the halls of the white house to kitchen tables all over the region mcgraw milhaven seems to be a nationally recognized talk show personality. Moehringer brings willie sutton blazing back to life. In moehringers retelling, it was more than need or rage at society that drove sutton. Jr suttons phone number, email, address, public records. Moehringer inventories sutton s obsessive, if mainly doomed, breakouts. For his talent at executing robberies in disguises, he gained two nicknames, willie the actor and slick willie. Thomas moehringer phone, address, background info whitepages.
Born in the slums of brooklyn in the first year of the twentieth century, willie sutton came of age at a time when banks were out of control. The tender bar drew me in, and sutton has me hooked. It was the voice of his father, a new york city disc jockey who vanished before j. Moehringer is a former nieman fellow at harvard university. Journalist and author of the tender bar 2005 and sutton 2012. Whenever ive had a rough week my buddy bill will say, you need to watch me drink a martini. In 2000 he won the pulitzer prize for newspaper feature writing. Sutton isnt as good as tender bar, but i really enjoyed the book and his willie is engaging, smart and interesting.