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THE NEGRO COWBOYS, by Philip Durham and Everett L. Jones. Probably no group of slaves became emancipated more quickly or completely than the 5,000 Negro cowboys who rode the ranges from Texas to Montana, many earning fame and fortune. The authors' lively prose and vivid detail help fill in one of the most notable gaps in U.S. history.
PEOPLE OF THE BOOK, by David Stacton. Author Stacton stands alone for the wit and learning that he lavishes on his historical novels. Though his plot sometimes gets lost in this tale of the Thirty Years' War, his prose has never been better.
THE ORDWAYS, by William Humphrey. Thanks to the lively comic vision of Novelist Humphrey (Home from the Hill), the Ordways of East Texas, living and dead, make a family tree of Faulknerian dimensions.
JONATHAN SWIFT, by Nigel Dennis. An informed and fair biography of the bitter dean who in Irish exile wrote the most brilliant satires in the English language.
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