Cain: The Biography of James M. Cain

I never knew a writer who regarded [writing] as anything but a refined form of crucifixion.âJames M. Cain
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Although Cain was formerly dismissed as merely a hardboiled writer, his finest worksThe Postman Always Rings Twice, Mildred Pierce, and Double Indemnityarenow considered enduring classics of American literature.
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In this book Roy Hoopes gives as full a picture of the man and his life as will ever be written. The work was awarded an Edgarâ by the Mystery Writers of America.
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Biographies & Memoirs

Hoopes, Roy

Arts & Literature

Holt; Rinehart; Winston

Our Man In Washington

James M. Cain and H. L. Mencken, two famed real-life Baltimore journalists, join forces to investigate the corruption and brewing scandal in 1923 Washington, D.C., where the Harding Administration's Teapot Dome troubles have yet to break. 15,000 first printing.

Our Man in Washington

Literature & Fiction

Contemporary

Forge

Roy Hoopes's Our Man in Washington, an entertaining look at Washington, D.C., in the early 1920s through the eyes of James M. Cain and H. L. Mencken, got great reviews. "An entertaining, hard-boiled novel about political corruption . . . history with a twist," said Playboy. Now Hoopes turns to the Nixon era. It's 1973, the year after the Watergate break-in, and everything that happens in and around Washington seems to have some connection to that scandal, including the death of Nixon-hating Senate staffer Tom Cranston. Cranston had told his friend, reporter Ray Hartley, that he felt endangered and might send him a tape to pass on to Bob Woodward at the Post if something should happen to him. Just a day later, Tom is on a Delaware beach found with a bullet in his head. Ray decides to investigate and quickly finds there are too many likely suspects and motives, too many lists, tapes, photographs, and guns. But where is the tape Tom was talking about, and what's on it that makes a difference?

A Watergate Tape

Genre Fiction

Forge Books

Provides an understanding of the role of the president of the United States with 200 photographs.

What the President of the United States Does

Politics & Social Sciences

Politics & Government

John Day Company, Incorporated

What a Pro Football Coach Does

John Day Co.

Interviews share individual memories of Pearl Harbor, the war effort, the death of President Roosevelt, V-E Day, the atomic bomb, V-J Day, and the war's aftermath

Americans Remember the Home Front: An Oral Narrative of the World War II Years in America

History

Americas

BERKLEY

From the first surprise attack on Pearl Harbor to the emotional aftermath of World War II's final victory, this rich and powerful tapestry of voices offers firsthand memories of a nation united...

Americans Remember the Homefront: An Oral Narrative of the World War II Years in America

Historical

Penguin Publishing Group

Interweaving the reminiscences of numerous actors, actresses, studio heads, and others, an account of Hollywood during World War II chronicles the USO tours, bond drives, combat experiences, and more. 20,000 first printing. First serial, Modern Maturity. Tour.

When the Stars Went to War

Random House Value Publishing

Interweaving the reminiscences of numerous actors, actresses, studio heads, and others, an account of Hollywood during World War II chronicles USO tours, bond drives, and combat experiences

When the Stars Went to War:: Hollywood and World War II

Humor & Entertainment

Movies

Random House]

Based on unpublished papers and interviews with many of Ingersoll's associates, this authorized biography profiles the journalist/publisher/author whose private life and political affiliations have been as volatile as his public career

Ralph Ingersoll: A Biography

Professionals & Academics

Atheneum

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