Lamar County Library System
National Endowment for the Arts
The Big Read is an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Services and Arts Midwest.
Hattiesburg is Reading ...
The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett
Resources
National Endowment for the Arts - The Big Read
Internet Resources
- Black Mask Magazine -This site is a cyber-reincarnation of the popular pulp magazine. Contains history, cover art, and links to some of the fiction that appeared during the heyday of the magazine.
- Allan Pinkerton and His Detective Agency: "We Never Sleep" Part of Court TV's online Crime Library, this Web site gives a good overview of the history of the Pinkerton National Detective Agency.
- Museum of the City of San Francisco - A Web site dedicated to preserving the colorful history of San Francisco.
- American Masters: Dashiell Hammett on PBS.org - American Masters site about Dashiell Hammett's life and his writing.
Printed Resources
Layman, Richard, ed. Discovering "The Maltese Falcon" and Sam Spade. Rev. ed. San Francisco: Vince Emery Productions, 2005.
Thompson, George J. Hammett's Moral Vision. San Francisco: Vince Emery Productions, 2007.
Layman, Richard. Shadow Man. San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich Books, 1981.
