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
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 World in the Dock
Ten Historic Trials That Put Civilization on Trial
Ten historic trials spanning more than two thousand years reveal what societies defend, whom they are willing to sacrifice, and what happens when law confronts religion, ideology, race, nationalism, political power, and public emotion.

Atomic Verdict
The Rosenberg Spy Case That Divided America
A legal-history examination of the Rosenberg spy case, separating what was proved from what was claimed and revisiting espionage, Cold War fear, family betrayal, and the controversial death sentences imposed on Julius and Ethel Rosenberg.

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.

Faith Before Belief?
How the Earliest Christians Defined What It Meant to Be Faithful
A historical study of how the earliest Christians understood faith before later creeds and formal doctrine, tracing the development of Christian belief from the first generation through the end of the second century.
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.