The Maceos and the Free State of Galveston Aurora Ascher the written equivalent of a

the written equivalent of a live-action role-playing game

Tender and fierce

and growing up

intensely scary

She wants what Ciara has--the ease with which she moves through the world--and

The Maceos and the Free State of Galveston Aurora Ascher the written equivalent of aThroughout the long and colorful history of Galveston, no name has embodied the "Spirit of the Island" quite like the name Maceo. Two penniless Sicilian immigrants rose from modest beginnings to lead an entire city to prosperity, yet the nature of their industry and its abrupt and embarrassing end resulted in a legacy cloaked in stereotypes and rumor. For nearly forty years, Sam and Rose Maceo ruled a far reaching underground economy of illegal booze