**"Verrone has an alchemical ability to take parts of the old and the new and transform them into something entirely his own, making the book’s existence a revolution unto itself . . . Its vital messages—such as how a community is only as strong as its stories—are present for all who have the vision to see them. However, its power doesn’t lie in its didacticism, but rather its screaming relevancy to the present state of American affairs." —The New York Times Book ReviewA m...