The Mobster’s Lament – Bibliography
For my research I don’t only read non-fiction, but also lots of fiction and poetry that are related to the setting, so that’s why there are these kinds of books in the list below. The list isn’t complete — there were lots of newspapers, magazines, archival material, primary sources and websites I read in addition to what’s below, and there are probably a few books I read which I’ve forgotten to put on the list.
Pops: A Life of Louis Armstrong – Terry Teachout
The Birth of Bebop – Scott DeVeaux
New York in the 40s – Andreas Feininger
New York Mid-Century: 1945-1965 – Annie Cohen-Solal, Paul Goldberger, Robert Gottlieb
The Mob and the City – C. Alexander Hortis
American Mafia: A History of Its Rise to Power – Thomas Repetto
The Mafia and the Gays – Phillip Crawford Jr.
Frank Costello; Prime Minister of the Underworld – George Wolf
Uncle Frank: The Biography of Frank Costello – Leonard Katz
The Copa: Jules Podell and the Hottest Club North of Havana – Mickey Podell-Raber
The Copacabana – Kristin Baggelaar
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Writing New York: A Literary Anthology – Phillip Lopate, Ed.
New York Stories – Diana Secker Tesdell, Ed.
American Noir – Robert Polito, Ed.
Another Country – James Baldwin
The Man with the Golden Arm – Nelson Algren
Valley of the Dolls – Jacqueline Susann
