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S.Res. 51 (109th)

A resolution recognizing the importance of the writings of Dashiell Hammett to American literature and culture on the 75th anniversary of the first publication of "The Maltese Falcon".

passedUnited States· United States Congress· EN

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14 February 2005

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Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1357-1358; text as passed Senate: CR S1358; text of measure as introduced: CR S1356)

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Summary

Salutes Dashiell Hammett as one of the most notable authors of hard-boiled crime fiction, upon the 75th anniversary of the publication of his great American crime novel, "The Maltese Falcon."

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