Books

Books by Silver Pen Publishing

Explore nonfiction books by Harvey L. Cox on legal history, historic trials, early Christianity, church power, and Texas estate planning.

Legal History & Forgotten Justice

the devil in the courtroom

The Devil in the Courtroom
How America’s Most Notorious Trials Exposed the Soul of a Nation

A narrative look at famous American trials and what they revealed about fear, race, power, corruption, celebrity, and public judgment.

The Trial That Changed the World
How Courtrooms Reveal the Soul of Civilization

A journey through historic trials that became public tests of law, conscience, belief, power, and the societies that produced them.

The Trial That Wouldn’t Die
The Rosenbergs, Cold War Fear, and the Execution That Still Haunts America

A legal-history examination of the Rosenberg case, Cold War fear, disputed justice, and the executions that still raise troubling questions.

The Dead Man’s Handwriting
Twenty True Stories of Celebrity Estates, Probate Wars, and Legacy Battles

A narrative look at famous estates, missing wills, handwritten notes, family fights, disputed legacies, and what celebrity probate battles teach about planning, memory, and control after death.

Greenwood Burns
The Tulsa Race Massacre and the Violence America Tried to Forget

A narrative history of Greenwood, the Tulsa Race Massacre, and the long struggle to recover the truth from silence, denial, and public memory.

Faith, Power & Church History

Before the Creed
Early Christianity Before Orthodoxy Became Settled Memory

A historical look at early Christianity before fixed creeds, settled boundaries, and official memory narrowed the story of faith, authority, scripture, and belief.

Estate Planning & Legacy

Common Estate Planning Mistakes
A Texas Guide to Avoiding Costly Estate Planning Errors

A plain-English guide to common Texas estate planning mistakes involving wills, trusts, probate, beneficiary designations, real estate, and family assumptions

The No-Nonsense Guide to Estate Planning in Texas
A Plain-English Guide to Texas Estate Planning and Protecting Your Family and Assets

A practical Texas estate planning guide explaining wills, trusts, powers of attorney, medical documents, probate, and asset-protection decisions in clear language.