With stunning archival photographs and extensive quotes from Twain's books, personal journals, and letters, Clinton Cox delivers a perceptive new look at the life and times of one of the most beloved American Writers.

Although he insisted that his methods were "equally understandable (if not duplicable) by any person to whom I may elect to divulge my secrets," Houdini inspired endless speculation and a deep air of mystery throughout his life. In contrast, Cox's biography is an evenhanded portrait that dispels myths, some created by Houdini himself, and reveals some of the secrets behind the tricks In straightforward prose, Cox follows Houdini from his impoverished...

Recounts the history of the 9th and 10th Cavalry regiments, comprised of African American soldiers recruited to open the West to settlers and whose deeds included escorting wagon trains, carrying mail, and fighting battles against Native Americans.

Tells the story of the thousands of black men who served as soldiers fighting for independence from England during the American Revolutionary War.