Traces legal clerk Arturo Schomburg's efforts to curate a collection of African books, letters, music, and art.

An account of the experience of Charles Arthur Guernsey, in which he tells in his own way of the early territorial cattle days and political strifes, and deals with many of the state's and nation's famous characters. The author releases information heretofore unpublished and in great measure unknown except to himself, and tells of discoveries of paleontological value, made during his residence in the territory and state, covering a period of over...

It's no secret that Beethoven went deaf, that Mozart had constant money problems, and that Gilbert and Sullivan wrote musicals. But what were these people-and other famous musicians-really like? What did they eat? What did they wear? How did they spend their time? And-possibly most interesting of all-what did their neighbors think? Discover the fascinating and often humorous stories of twenty famous musicians-people of all shapes, sizes, temperaments,...

Presents twenty true stories of athletes--mostly admirable, occasionally quirky--whose physical accomplishments create a world of thrills and spills.

Set in 1961 when Kempton Bunton, a 60-year-old taxi driver, stole Goya's portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London. It was the first (and remains the only) theft in the Gallery's history. Kempton sent ransom notes saying that he would return the painting on condition that the government agreed to provide television for free to the elderly. What happened next became the stuff of legend. Only 50 years later did the full...

Arthur and D.W. learn to say "please" and "thank you."