Hard-boiled sentimentality : the secret history of American crime stories /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Cassuto, Leonard, 1960-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Columbia University Press, [2009]
Subjects:	Detective and mystery stories, American > History and criticism. American fiction > 20th century > History and criticism. Domestic fiction, American > History and criticism. American fiction > 19th century > History and criticism. American fiction > Women authors > History and criticism. Women and literature > United States > History > 19th century. Masculinity in literature. Detective and mystery films > United States > History and criticism.

Description
Physical Description:	x, 327 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages [307]-309) and index.
ISBN:	9780231126908 (cloth : alk. paper) 0231126905 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780231126915 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0231126913 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780231501651 (ebook) 023150165X (ebook)