"The Texas City Century" is a tabletop hardcover book commemorating the history of Texas City's centennial. The book features The Settlement, the Army's first air squadron, the 1947 Disaster, the dike and levee system, the petrochemical industry, hurricanes and much more.

Traffic bustles on Sixth Street during the 1950s.

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Do you know about The Settlement, which was settled by African-Americans who rode the Chisholm Trail? Did you know the 2nd Infantry was stationed in Texas City at the start of World War I? Did you know a sugar refinery was one of the landmark industries in the 1920s?

The book has many contributors. The story is told mainly in photographs, which came from a variety of sources.

Pictures and information are from the Texas City Museum, Moore Memorial Public Library, the Texas City Centennial Committee, the photographic collection of businessman Johnny Mitchell and the history collection of the late Jesse Ponce, a past president of the Texas City Museum.

It wasn't supposed to hit us, but when Galveston residents awoke Sept. 11, 2008, Hurricane Ike was bearing down on them, churning a storm surge that would flood 80 percent of the island and force changes the likes of which hadn't been seen since another, unnamed storm struck more than 100 years earlier.

A boat rests in the parking lot near Galveston's Pier 21.

Ike was the most expensive hurricane in Texas history, causing an estimated $11.4 billion in damage across 29 counties. The city of Galveston estimated that 75 percent of island buildings sustained flood damage.

This is the story of the storm, documented by The Galveston County Daily News photographers, reporters, editors and readers — a storm that will prove to be a historic milestone and will alter the course of the area's future.

"Ike: Stories of the Storm" is a full-color book that tells the story of 2008's Hurricane Ike from beginning to end. The book includes a full account of the storm, its formation and path, the destruction it caused, plus the evacuation and Galveston's road to recovery.

Available for purchase at The Daily News offices or Order Online.

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