A 5aside team at goals sutton, playing every sunday evening. Sutton book pima county public library bibliocommons. Willie sutton, the notorious depressionera bank robber who was on the fbis first ever most wanted list, is released from prison on christmas eve and takes a newspaper reporter and photographer on a trip down. In all suttons crimes and confinements, his first love and first accomplice was never far from. Blending vast research with vivid imagination, pulitzer prizewinner j.
Moehringer writes from the point of view of willie sutton, whom he calls the. Moehringer, author of sutton americas 1920s, bankrobbing robin hood in his first novel, j. Sutton books sutton books has been offering used, rare and outofprint academic books for 12 years, dealing exclusively ov sutton books norwich united states bookstore specializing in anthropology, history, literary criticism, music, political science, religious studies, sociology, theology. Amazons sara nelson shares her favorite fall books. Moehringer, a book that much of nelsons team fell in love with, based on the life of americas most successful bank. Moehringer sat down with us in frankfut to discuss his new book about famed bankrobber willie sutton. 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. This fictionalized account of the life of the once famous willie sutton, the babe ruth of bank robbers, is vivid and poignant, comic, fastpaced and factstudded, and a story of doomed love. Moehringers vision or wish for him as he states in the forward of the life and times of willie sutton as we follow him on the nickel tour of his life. Moehringers retelling, it was more than need or rage that drove sutton.
Find 1 listings related to sutton tours schedule in youngstown on. When willie sutton walked from attica prison on christmas, 1969, the irish, brooklynborn bank robber reemerged as a. Nov 07, 2012 moehringer has said in interviews that he was motivated to write sutton after the 20082009 crash brought on by the housing bubble and reckless decisions by bankers. Moehringer inventories suttons obsessive, if mainly doomed, breakouts. Moehringer from the floor of book expo america 2012, new york. News on a tour of his old new york city haunts meetings, heists, amorous. Harpercollins uk one of the most notorious criminals in american history is brought blazing back to life by a master storyteller. Moehringer is a work of fiction but the protagonist, willie sutton actually existed. This is a book that sucks you into the story almost right from the start. In all sutton s crimes and confinements, his first love and first accomplice was never far from. 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. Moehringer has gifted us with a fine, fine, fine piece of storytelling. In this historical fiction novel, moehringer tries to explain why willie robbed all those banks. When willie sutton walked from attica prison on christmas, 1969, the irish.
In a brief authors note moehringer relates that after spending half his life in prison, sutton was released from attica on christmas eve 1969. A fictionalized account of willie sutton, one of the most notorious criminals in american history, traces his life, his doomed romance with his first love, and his surprise pardon on christmas eve in 1969. Sep 25, 2012 after reading this delightful, insightful, sad, funny, and at times disturbing book i now understand sutton was much more that just a bank robber. A nonfiction novel that takes us far beyond willie suttons clever oneliners about banks and deeply into his life. Moehringers writing that makes you feel you arent stepping into a book so much as. Moehringer was born in new york city and was raised by a single mother in manhasset, new york and, later, in scottsdale, arizona. In my mind, it deserves to win a big literary prize, be it a pulitzer, national book award, booker, or whatever. Moehringers biographical novel sutton hyperion, a harrowing, haunting tale of the late criminals life. A novel retells the true story of the bank robber willie suttons final release from prison. See more ideas about rolling stones, charlie watts and rock and roll. Born in 1901 in the irish slums of brooklyn, sutton grew up in an age when banks were out of control.
Sep 04, 2012 another book thats definitely not homework is sutton, by j. Moehringer tells suttons story in flashbacks, beginning on christmas eve, 1969, as a gubernatorial pardon by the banker nelson rockefeller releases sutton from attica, where he was serving. Jul 23, 20 pulitzer prize winning journalist and author j. Oct 10, 20 after reading this delightful, insightful, sad, funny, and at times disturbing book i now understand sutton was much more that just a bank robber. Blending vast research with vivid imagination, pulitzer prize winner j. Click on directions on the above map, to plan a route from your chosen starting point to sutton hoo. Sep 26, 2012 willie sutton, one of the most famous bank robbers of his time, was almost forgotten until j. Willie sutton, one of the most famous bank robbers of his time, was almost forgotten until j. I read the blurb on the back and knew i had to buy it, in spite of the fact that is was an oprah book vomit. Sep 19, 2014 the key is matching the right type of event to the right book. Another book thats definitely not homework is sutton, by j. A biographical novel of the notorious bank robber willie sutton.
Sadly, sutton and the reporter and the photographer are all gone, so what happened among them that christmas, and what happened to sutton during the preceding sixtyeight years, is anyones guess. Moehringer also depicts willie as a hopeless romantic who falls deeply in love with. Mike ohara told me to read this book, and when mike tells me to do something, i just do it. Born in 1901 in the irish slums of brooklyn, sutton grew up in an age when banks were out of control with greeda time when economic. Moehringer on the art of the steal interview magazine. If you do not have a full version of adobe acrobat, you can download the adobe reader for free, to view and print the pdfs. Published september 25th 2012 by hachette books first published 2012. Of course, this was later questioned, but it has remained part of the sutton lore. Moehringer, is a speculative biography of the bank robber willie sutton.
Moehringer born december 7, 1964 is an american novelist and journalist. Slowly, surely, one will lead you to another, which will lead you to the best. Moehringer s retelling, it was more than need or rage that drove sutton. Willie sutton was born in the squalid irish slums of brooklyn, in the fir. Suttons aversion to banks, as moehringer interprets it, is rooted in thwarted romance and showmanship. An evening with author jr moehringer brown paper tickets. Willie the actor sutton has just been given his pardon by new york governor nelson rockefeller. Moehringer hyperion a novel 2012 the story begins on christmas eve 1969. In 2000 he won the pulitzer prize for newspaper feature writing. Moehringer, we have planned a trip to brooklyn to visit some of willie suttons haunts and hangouts.
Nov 04, 2012 moehringer inventories suttons obsessive, if mainly doomed, breakouts. But the public rooted for the criminal who never fired a shot, and when sutton was finally caught for good, crowds at the jail chanted his name. During three decades sutton became so good at breaking into banks, the fbi put him on its firstever most wanted list. Sutton saw only one way out and only one way to win the girl of his dreams. Readers will be riveted by this colorful portrayal of a life in crime spurred by a hatred for banks, but moehringer, in his first novel, isnt content to. Join us as we explore aspects of willies life in brooklyn and. In moehringers retelling, it was more than need or rage at society that drove sutton. Sutton gives them a greatesthits tour of his past, while readers get more substantive flashbacks. And when sutton finally walked free, he immediately set out to find her. Moehringer, combines willies life story with fictional events cleverly told in flashbacks, as willie cruises new york city with a news reporter and photographer. Moehringer inventories sutton s obsessive, if mainly doomed, breakouts. The key is matching the right type of event to the right book. Moehringer does for bank robber willie sutton in this fascinating biographical novel of americas most successful bank robber newsday. He graduated from saguaro high school in scottsdale in 1982.
A better title for this novel might have been, had. Willie sutton was born in the squalid irish slums of brooklyn. Willie sutton, the notorious depressionera bank robber who was on the fbis first ever most wanted list, is released from prison on christmas eve and takes a newspaper reporter and photographer on a trip down memory lane. Moehringer brings willie sutton blazing back to life. Moehringer has nothing but contempt for banks, a sentiment he shares with willie sutton. Moehringer is currently on a reading tour that will take him this week to oxford, miss. Sutton gives them a greatesthits tour of his past, while readers get more substantive. In moehringer s retelling, it was more than need or rage at society that drove sutton. Moehringer weaves his tale around sutton, newly released from prison, traveling around new york city on christmas day 1969 with a captive audience pun intended of 2 newspaper men. Moehringer historical fiction released september, 2012 386 pages bottom line. Ive known the former lions beatman for three decades, and he is.
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