Why Sinatra Matters

“A graceful reminiscence of Sinatra after hours serves as the frame for shrewd reflections on . . . [his] art, his personality, his audience . . . his ethnicity.” —Terry Teachout , New York Times Book Review In this unique homage to an American icon, journalist and award-winning author Pete Hamill evokes the essence of Sinatra—examining his art and his legend from the inside, as only a friend of many years could do. Shaped by Prohibition, the Depression, and war, Francis Albert Sinatra became th