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Lone Star Journals series.
A format similar to the Dear America series (a faux diary followed by a section of factual background material) relates information about the 1900 hurricane that decimated Galveston, Texas. Though the book gets off to a slow start, with J. T. prosaically recounting his daily experiences in Galveston, the eventual detailed description of the big hurricane and its aftermath is compelling.