The Maltese Falcon
Teacher's Guide - Additional Resources

Introduction

Schedule/Lesson Plans

Capstone Project Ideas

Essay Topics

Additional Resources

NCTE Standards

Credits

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Web sites

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. San Francisco: Vince Emery Books, 2005.

Thompson, George J. Hammett’s Moral Vision. San Francisco:
Vince Emery Books, 2007.

Layman, Richard. Shadow Man. San Diego: Harcourt Brace
Jovanovich Books, 1981.