I Was A White Slave in Harlem

by Margo Howard-Howard

Margo Howard-Howard details her sometimes intimate, sometimes violent encounters with James Dean, Andy Warhol, Jackie Curtis, Truman Capote, Tallulah Bankhead, Queen Elizabeth II and many other personalities. As described here, they give a glimpse of the wild career of New York's premier drag queen. Funny, outrageous, and compassionate, Margo Howard-Howard thrived in the world Tama Janowitz and Jay McInerney only dream about.

220 pages, Paperback

First published December 31, 1988

Reviews

[Badly Drawn Girl · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is a delusional little book by a very interesting character. Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction, or at least a person's revised truth. I cannot recommend this book but I don't regret reading it. I found it easier to take when I stopped getting upset by the lack of reality and just enjoyed the ride. It's a book I certainly won't ever forget.

[Holly · Rating 3 out of 5]

i liked this book, but at the same time it was kinda wierd. some of the stories were just too insane and unreal to be true (and at the end of the book it does state that a lot of them were found to be untrue. however, it was also an interesting read. i even went so far as to google margo and found a video on youtube where she was interviewed.

[Mary Louise · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hysterical. Mostly fabricated, but who cares.

[James · Rating 4 out of 5]

Weird, but oddly fascinating little book. How much is true? How much is bullshit? It has a very Warholian feel about it.

[Jimmi · Rating 5 out of 5]

A wonderfully true story abot adversity, heroin addiction, being transgendered and a chance meeting with Judy Garland.