The Big Blow

Art by Gail Cross

On September 8th, 1900, a hurricane ripped apart Galveston, Texas, killing nearly 8,000 people and nearly obliterating the town. Lansdale’s story brings dimension to many who lost their lives that day, and a few who survived.

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.

The Big Blow will be available in three unique states:

Limited: 250 autographed numbered copies, housed in a handcrafted slipcase, with an exclusive afterword by the author.

Lettered: Only 13 autographed copies, bound in a premium cloth, housed in a handcrafted traycase, again, with the exclusive afterword.

Trade: An unsigned, unlimited edition, fully bound in cloth, without the
afterword.