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Why do I write book reviews?
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year or some significant event. The had reached Galveston and persist-
storm may have developed off the newspaper reported that “The brigs ing and when that was blown away
wrecks, the Phoenix is also ashore,
tered it the next day when the ship but slightly injured. The schooners
Select, Star, Lady of the Lake, and
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JOAN
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ed for the next two days. The new
Tremont Hotel was blown over. Col
Amasa Turner, commander of the
Perseverance, Jane, and Elbe were they fonned themselves into a pile
driven ashore and were complete of bodies so they wouldn’t be blown
Cape Verde islands just west of Afri-
ca. It had arrived at Jamaica on Sep-
tember 26 and HMS Racer encoun-
water level in Buffalo Bayou was
pushed four feet higher than usual.
Galveston tide level was reported
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was blown flat, breaking off both
masts and several crewmen were
lost. They had to jettison their can-
non to keep afloat and limped into
Jamaica under jury-rigged sail. The
storm made landfall at the Yucat-
an Peninsula on September 30 and
made another landfall at Matamoros
four days later creating much de-
struction. Then it turned north and
perfectly followed the Texas coast-
a world around me, bringing their
characters and settings to life, so
that the real world disappears and all
that matters, from beginning to end,
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Fred Aguilar
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ships all along the way.
By October 4 the gale force winds
Someone recently asked me what
motivated me to write book reviews.
Reading is an addiction for me,
but as a child I was taught that my
chores must be finished before I
could indulge myself. Now I have
an excuse to sit curled up in front of
the fire with a good read.
Unless your real life is filled with
thrills and chills, reading is vicarious
and legal fun. I love escaping into
the life of the protagonist’s conflict.
After all, this addiction is less det-
rimental than alcohol, drugs, shop-
away as well.
Most of the wind damage here
occurred in Galveston and although
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first hurricane we know much about
in our little part of the world is the
1837 hurricane, Racer’s Stonn, so
named because of the events sur-
rounding the Royal Navy warship
HMS Racer whose logs provided a
lot of what we know about it. The
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back at a few of the
stonn s to hit the
Baytown area over
the years.
Some of these
hurricanes had a
dramatic effect on
Texas history. A
stonn in 1527 dis-
persed and wrecked
Alvar Nunez Cabe-
za de Vaca’s ships headed for Flor-
ida, landing the first Europeans to
set foot in Texas at Galveston Island
and setting them off on a ten-year
journey of exploration.
In October 1818 a hurricane de-
stroyed Jean Lafitte’s settlement on
Galveston Island and drove four of
his ships ashore. Narcisse Rigaud,
who survived the storm, said of Gal-
veston; “this island promises noth-
ing but difficulties.”
Until 1953 hurricanes weren’t
named but were referred to by the
nights, in every part of the island.”
On Galveston Island every struc-
ture was destroyed except for the
old Mexican customhouse, where
the 80-man garrison from Ft Travis
as well as fifteen family members
line just offshore, creating floods, were seen floating upon boards,
destroying buildings, and sinking logs and small boats, for days and
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the Mexican prize schooner, Correo places inland did not experience the
are ashore, some of them high and wind they did have a great deal of
dry. The Tom Toby is a wreck and damage from the effects of rain and
the Brutus is considerably injured, stonn surge. Heavy rain in Houston
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no records of any hurricane which
has equaled this either in the vio-
lence of the storm or the extent of
devastation.” Another report stat-
ed that “Men, women and children
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Texas Anny at Galveston report- had taken refuge. Even that build-
ed that out of the twenty-five ves- ing was swept from its foundation
sels at anchor in the harbor, all but when a wall of water struck it. Other
one was blown ashore. A Houston soldiers had hidden in an outbuild-
What's trending
@baytownsun. com
Here are the top-10 most-read articles on baytownsun.
com for the week of May 17-23, as determined by the
number of page views:
1. Un-Deny-Able: Lady Eagles continue relentless soft-
ball playoff journey (Friday online)
2. School, facility names OK’d (Thursday)
3. Police beat (Thursday)
4. Police beat: Night club parking lot shooting under
investigation (Tuesday)
5. BPD seeks Christmas Day robber (Tuesday)
6. City, county working to alleviate 146 traffic (Satur-
day)
7. CCSO deputies make I-10 drug bust (Thursday)
8. Officials tout amenities at new Kilgore complex
( Tuesday)
9. BH parents voice dress code desires (Saturday)
10. Gov ends mask mandates in schools starting June
5 (Thursday)
Top articles for the year so far are “City: water service
back online today update” (Feb. 18); “Man in custody in
shooting death, police say” (Jan 14); “Goose Creek can-
cels school through Thursday; Baytown, Highlands under
boil water orders” (Feb. 16). -MarkFleming
TODAY IN HISTORY
On this date:
In 1935, Babe Ruth hit his last three career home runs —
nos. 712, 713 and 714 — for the Boston Braves in a game
against the Pittsburgh Pirates. (The Pirates won, 11-7.)
In 1961, President John F. Kennedy told Congress: “I
believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving
the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the
moon and returning him safely to the earth.”
In 1986, an estimated 7 million Ann ericans participated
in “Hands Across America" to raise money for the na-
tion’s hungry and homeless.
picture book of 24 I will continue to feed my reading/
pages will limit my writing addiction as long as I have
time. I am adamant readers who share their thoughts
that I write a re- with me. Besides look how much I
view, not a critique, am learning.
I want to persuade A quote: "I fell deeply in love
every reader to be with books as a child and believe
curious about the that reading is freedom; that to read
story so I am care- is to live a thousand lives in one;
ful not to spoil it for that fiction is a magical conversation
him. between two people - you and me -
One of my fans in which our minds meet across time
says, “I had to quit and space. I love books that conjure
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excuse for spending money at the wonderful compliment!
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Of course I use every expenditure review to the paper that will help is turning one more page.”
as a tax deduction when I file profes- readers make better choices of what
sional expenses. to read. I do not feel adequate to tell JoAn Martin is a retired teacher
I usually agree to review longer another writer how to write if his with five published novels. Reach
novels, but I realize the commitment story has been published. Critique her at Josbook@mindspring.com or
of 400 pages instead of reviewing a groups are formed for that purpose, www.josbooks.com.
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MANAGEMENT
Publ ish LT -Carol Skewes
Managing Editor._____Dlawid Ekoom
Busines Manager ._____Cahy Loftin
Circulatkin Manager.......Susin knes
Bullying tied to parenting
Thank you for reminding Goose Creek CISD about the
importance of driving out bullying in our schools (and all
school districts). A known problem from the beginning
of time, a problem that normally goes back to the child’s
parenting skills - a skill that is quickly diminishing with
each generation.
Don’t you agree it all goes back to their parents? Be it
Mom and Dad, Mom and step-dad, Dad and step-mom
or even single parents. Parenting is the most difficult job
and the most important one in our society - in the world!
God gave us parents/leaders - either by birth, adoption,
teachers, church councelors, etc. - to instruct children to
become loving, giving, kind and productive human be-
ings. Aren’t your children valuable enough to invest pre-
cious time and biblical instructions to, ensuring that you
are making your best attempt in keeping a better society
- a loving society which has no room or time for bullying?
Some parents look at their children and say, it’s too late
- they’re too far gone. Honey! It’s never too late to try.
They may not want to listen to you today, but they’ll re-
member your loving attempts in their adult years. Then
hopefully, in their child bearing years, they will want to
be good parents to their own children. It doesn’t take a
rocket scientist to see the logic of it all!
Kathy Horton Nelson
Baytown
Solutions to 146 congestion
Opened my Saturday Baytown Sun and read that more
meetings are to be held on Highway 146 between 1-10
and Ferry Road. In the meetings I went to the main con-
cern (from the citizens) was the truck traffic. Dump trucks
are the worse. The article’s only comment about that was
they (who ever that is) was going to encourage the trucks
to find another route. 1-10 to 330 would work or make
Highway 99 toll free and tell the trucks to use it. Mister
Mayor ask the Baytown PD DOT group to set-up at Ferry
Road and inspect these trucks as fast as they can. Or you
people/politicians can take the nonnal avenue for resolv-
ing issues and kick the can down the road. I just hope we
don’t loose a life because we don’t give this the attention
it needs. If I can be of any service you have my info.
Larry Rollo
Baytown
Beware of barbecue bugs
With COVID-19 gradually releasing its deadly grip,
this Memorial Day we can focus once again on the threat
of our outdoor grill.
Yes, that. Folks who grill hamburgers and hot dogs face
a nasty choice. The U.S. Meat and Poultry Hotline ad-
vises grilling at high temperature to avoid food poison-
ing by E. coli and Salmonella bacteria. But the National
Cancer Institute warns that high-temperature grilling of
processed meats generates cancer-causing compounds.
Fortunately, we no longer need to choose between food
poisoning and cancer!
A bunch of enterprising U.S. food processors have met
this challenge head-on by developing a rich variety of
convenient, healthful, delicious plant-based veggie burg-
ers, veggie dogs, and soy nuggets.
These products don’t harbor nasty bugs or cancer-caus-
ing compounds. They have no cholesterol, saturated fats,
drugs, hormones, and pesticides like their animal-based
alternatives. And, they are waiting for us in the frozen
food section of our favorite supermarket, along with nut-
based cheeses, milks, and ice creams.
This Memorial Day, in the shadow of COVID-19, let’s
stay safe in more ways than one! Boris Stutenheim
Baytown
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