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Galveston's Maceo family empire : bootlegging & the Balinese Room /
- Title
- Galveston's Maceo family empire : bootlegging & the Balinese Room / T. Nicole Boatman, Scott H. Belshaw & Richard B. McCaslin.
- Author
- Boatman, T. Nicole,
- Publication
- Charleston, SC : The History Press, 2014.
- Supplementary Content
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- Description
- 144 pages : illustrations; 23 cm
- Summary
- At the dawn of the twentieth century, Galveston was a beacon of opportunity on the Texas Gulf Coast. Dubbed the "Wall Street of the Southwest," its laissez-faire reputation called those hungry for success to its shores. Led by brothers Salvatore and Rosario at the height of Prohibition, the Maceo family answered that call and changed the Oleander City forever. Though certainly no saints, the Maceos helped bring prosperity to a community weary from a century of turmoil.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-136) and index.
- ISBN
- 1626197539
- 9781626197534
- LCCN
- 2014953188
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library