James D. Best

Edison's Black Maria, West Orange New Jersey Edison’s first movie studio was in West Orange, New Jersey. It was nicknamed the Black...

Bandits' Roost, Photograph by Jacob Riis, 1887 New York City gangs were notorious. This historic photograph appealed to me becaus...

As of this morning, Amazon is offering The Return, A Steve Dancy Tale in print and Kindle formats. The hardcover large print edition i...

During the time of America's Wild West, there was also a wildness in the civilized East. It wasn't a range war; it was ruthless...

The Return , A Steve Dancy Tale is  an unusual Western because Dancy and his friends go to New York City to make a business call on Thom...

When a technology is about to break out commercially, entrepreneurs get their competitive spirits up. They want to dominate the marketplace ...