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The Dashiell Hammett Tour
1977-2022



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Arkham House Ephemera
The Classic Years 1937–1973-

Death Lit
Essays and Reviews Selected from Fifty Years of Writing 1974–2024-

Willeford
The Book-
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Tag Archives: Ha-Ra Bar
News: February 2009
NOIR VALENTINE IN THE HA-RA The more or less official launch party for San Francisco Noir 2: The Classics takes place Saturday February 14 — Valentine’s Day — beginning at 8 p.m. in The Ha-Ra Bar in 875 Geary between … Continue reading →
Posted in DMac, Film, Frisco, News, Willeford
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Tagged Ace Atkins, Big Read, Castro Theatre, Craig Clevenger, Donald Sidney-Fryer, Fatty Arbuckle, Firsts, Ha-Ra Bar, Hammett Tour Book, Literary World of San Francisco, Lono Waiwaiolo, Noir City, Peter Maravelis, San Francisco Noir 2: The Classics, Valentine, Vince Emery
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News: January 2009
NO EXTRA TOURS, LOTS OF NOIR No extra walks have been set for this month, but if you want some noir, buckle your seat belts. Don returns to the Mechanics Library for a reading — he’ll do the underground section … Continue reading →
Posted in DMac, Lit, News, SFSC
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Tagged Castro Theatre, Donald Wandrei, Donald Westlake, Eddie Muller, Gary Warne, Ha-Ra Bar, Hammett Tour Book, James Crumley, Measures of Poison, Noir City, Noir Con, Peter Maravelis, Poe, San Francisco Noir 2: The Classics, Valentine
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News: July 2007
OFF TO DENVER Don is heading over to Denver for a good chunk of July, so no extra tours this month, open to just anyone who shows up — the tours arranged for groups by appointment are still rolling, of … Continue reading →
Posted in Frisco, Lit, News, REH, Tour
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Tagged Ace Atkins, Bill Arney, Black Circle, Carl the Bartender, Ha-Ra Bar, Howard Days, The Cimmerian
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