“Pola Negri: Hollywood’s First Femme Fatale”
by Mariusz Kotowski
(University Press of Kentucky, $40)
Reviewed by Larry Cox
One of the first truly great movie stars of the early American film industry was a former ballerina who ... Continue Reading →
“The Fights on the Little Horn: Unveiling the Mysteries of Custer’s Last Stand”
by Gordon Harper
(Casemate Books, $32.95)
Reviewed by Larry Cox
Gordon Harper was 20 years old and a minor-league baseball player when he mistakenly got off a bus at the Little Horn ... Continue Reading →
“The Girls at the Kingfisher Club”
by Genevieve Valentine
(Atria Books, $18)
Reviewed by Ealish Waddell
Once upon a time, in an era known as the Jazz Age, there were 12 lovely young women who had the temerity not to ... Continue Reading →