• Bordman, G. (1992). American musical theatre: a chronicle. New York: Oxford University Press.
• This work is a huge volume of American musical theatre history and discusses Hart throughout the book.
  
• Green, S. (1971). Ring bells! sing songs!: Broadway musicals of the 1930s. New Rochelle: Arlington House.
• mentioned through the book
  
• Hart, D. and Kimball, R. (1986). The complete lyrics of Lorenz Hart. New York: Knopf.
• Hart, D. (1976). Thou swell, thou witty: the life and lyrics of Lorenz Hart. New York: Harper & Row.
• Laufe, A. (1970). South Pacific (pp. 121 - 132). In Broadway's greatest musicals. New York: Funk & Wagnalls.
• Mentioned throughout the book.
  
• Nolan, F. (1994). Lorenz Hart: a poet on Broadway. New York: Oxford University Press.
  
• A thoroughly researched biography of Hart through books and oral histories.
  
• Spaeth, S. (1963). The importance of music. New York: Fleet Publishing Corporation
• Mentioned in this book, not a lot but some.