Emerson Baker, Ph.D.
The Devil of Great Island: Witchcraft & Conflict in Early New England
(Palgrave Macmillan, 2007)

"Thoroughly researched and clearly written...leaves no stone unturned, revealing a popular culture of marvels and wonders. And it offers a gripping tale well told."
—Alan Taylor, author of American Colonies

Harper Barnes
Never Been A Time: The 1917 Race Riot that Sparked the Civil Rights Movement
(Walker, 2008)

The definitive account of the 1917 East St. Louis race riots, a pivotal moment in American history, by the longtime St. Louis Post-Dispatch editor and cultural critic.

Rawn James, Jr.
Free to Hit and Fight: Charles Hamilton Houston, Thurgood Marshall, and the Struggle to End Segregation
(Bloomsbury Press, 2010)

Legal expert and writer James offers a captivating narrative history of Houston, considered the legal architect of segregation's downfall, and his famous protégé Marshall's successes in the decades leading to Brown v. Board of Education in 1954.

Roland Lazenby
Mindgames: Phil Jackson's Long Strange Journey
(Bison Books, 2007)

Sportswriter and journalist Lazenby reveals the fascinating story of the legendary coach's life, from his years with the New York Knicks to his remarkable nine championships coaching for the Chicago Bulls and then the Los Angeles Lakers.

Samuel Southworth
Lonely Courage: Behind Enemy Lines in France, 1940-44
(Berkley Caliber, 2009)

Military historian Southworth's account of dozens of intrepid "secret warriors" involved in guerilla warfare and espionage operations in occupied France provides some of the most gripping, and important, stories of the war.