Book to Chronicle Hurricane Ike in Pictures

The Galveston County Daily News is compiling a coffee-table book telling the story of Hurricane Ike and its effects on areas most affected by the storm.

The book, to be titled “Ike: Stories of the Storm,” will be a full-color photographic essay of the storm’s story from beginning to end, including the first stages of the area’s recovery process.

	The Galveston County Daily News is compiling a coffee-table book telling the story of Hurricane Ike and its effects on areas most affected by the storm.

Editor Heber Taylor said the book will include an account of the storm, including its formation and path, the destruction it caused and the evacuation and recovery of the people it affected.

“We want it to record the history of the hurricane for the people of the whole county and for everyone else interested in this area,” he said.

The book will publish in November 2008 and will be available before the approaching holiday season. Books can be ordered on galvnews.com or by calling (877) 930-7467.

Daily News president and publisher Dolph Tillotson said: “It’s fairly rare when newspaper journalists get a chance to do more than write history on the fly. But Ike is such an historic event for the county that we felt we needed to tell its story comprehensively. And we want to tell the story in a format that people can keep and pass down to future generations."

“Throughout the storm, our staff has shot literally hundreds of pictures telling a remarkable story of disaster and courage, of loss and recovery.

“I have on the desk in my office a book published in Galveston shortly after the 1900 storm. We believe the book we’re planning should last just as long and mean just as much to the people of our county."

“I believe that the story of Ike, like the tragedy in 1900, will ultimately be a story of triumph, not defeat.”

If you would like more information about this topic, or to schedule an interview, please call Michael Smith at (409) 683-5206 or email him at Michael.smith@galvnews.com.