Galveston, 1900. The New York of the south, with cars, electricity, and all the conveniences of modern life. Galveston, 1900. A prize fight pitting legend Jack Jackson versus a professional brought in to teach him his place. Galveston, 1900. Whorehouses, gambling, family life, a stark depiction of the times, and the points where history, reality, and modern myth intersect. They're all on display in a short historical masterpiece by award-winning author Joe R. Lansdale. Galveston, 1900. The hurricane of the century is coming, to destroy it all.