Hurricane Ike: The Life Stories Of The Residents Of The Bolivar Peninsula, Texas: September 13, 2008: The Day That Changed Our Lives Forever!

by Sarah Terry Standridge

Hurricane IKE wiped out the entire Bolivar Peninsula of Galveston County, Texas leaving a mere "bomb explosion" effect on the community. It took over two week before residents where allowed onto their ravished properties, to see the horrendous destruction. It was a nightmare to all that returned. There are stories of our residents that stayed during the storm thinking it was only a Category 2 Hurricane. This book is dedicated to the stories that we will never hear and to all of the survival stories that we are thankful that we do have. The residents of the Bolivar Peninsula, Texas went through a life time experience with Hurricane IKE. On September 13, 2008, Hurricane IKE ravished the entire Bolivar Peninsula, Texas. It left the peninsula bare as if a bomb had exploded. The entire Gulf of Mexico churned with winds reaching 275 miles from the eye. The gulf side of Florida witnessed miles of beaches as the ocean was entirely submerging the Bolivar Peninsula in Texas. The residents of the Peninsula have our own unique stories and memories to share through each of our individual eyes. We lived through the unbelievable, the unknowing, the destruction, the loss, the love, the spiritual and the comeback! These are our stories, as our entire lives changed within a blink of an eye!

176 pages, Paperback

First published February 9, 2010

Reviews

[Karen Anderson · Rating 2 out of 5]

The book "Hurricane IKE: The Life Stories of the Residents of the Bolivar Peninsula, Texas" is just that. The book is about thirty residents of the peninsula that wrote about their personal experience with Hurricane IKE on September 13, 2008. Some of the stories were well written and others were not. There are also small sections dedicated to the history of Hurricane IKE, interesting IKE facts, and hurricanes that have occurred in the Gulf coast area since 1900. The last section of the book gives a timeline of restoration post IKE up until the Hurricane IKE 1 Year Anniversary on September 13, 2009. There were 25 pictures in the book that were too small and blurry to visualize. There was plenty of white space available on the pages where the pictures could have been enlarged. The book was okay. I am sure there are much better books on this subject.

[Jodi · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book hits home, as it starts with the Linn cabin, which we all knew. It brings back memories of all if the landmarks we took for granted while growing up. It describes the devastation and heroism of the storm. A must-read for all that grew up spending our lazy summers at Crystal Beach.