Joe Gould's Secret (19 page)

Mitchell in 1925 at his high school graduation in Fairmont, North Carolina.

Mitchell sits on a rocky Block Island beach in the 1930s.

Mitchell covering the Bruno Hauptmann trial for the
World-Telegram
in January 1935.

In 1948, Mitchell visits his family home in Fairmont, North Carolina, with his daughters, Nora and Elizabeth.

Mitchell stands in front of his apartment building in the 1950s. He lived there from his early thirties until his death at age eighty-six, and raised his children in the home.

Mitchell with his wife, Therese, in August, 1969. They were married for forty-nine years.

Mitchell with his grandson in 1969 at a demolition site that would later serve as the location for the World Trade Center.

Mitchell admires tobacco with his father, A. N., at the family farm in Fairmont, North Carolina, in 1972.

In the 1970s, Mitchell enjoys the New York City streets that he famously explored throughout his career.

In the 1990s, Mitchell returns to the Fulton Fish Market, which served as inspiration for his book
Old Mr. Flood
. Mitchell was a regular customer at the market for many decades.

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Introduction copyright © 1996 by William Maxwell

“Professor Sea Gull” copyright © 1942 by Joseph Mitchell, originally appeared in the December 12, 1942, issue of
The New Yorker

“Joe Gould's Secret” copyright © 1964 by Joseph Mitchell, originally appeared in the September 19 and 26, 1964, issues of
The New York

Cover design by Andy Ross

ISBN: 978-1-5040-2661-1

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