| Description |
279 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Note(S) |
"Inspired by the true-life tragedy."--Cover. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 277). |
| Contents |
Introduction -- The man in the moon -- Dig "til we drop" -- Gobshite! -- It's a miracle -- A brother of invention -- Too beautiful for tragedy -- Gone...then gone again -- A simple, ordinary man -- Aftermath: the significance of things as large as lakes. |
| Summary |
A novel based on a true tale of heroism and invention in the tunnels beneath Lake Erie in 1916. This original graphic novel imagines the lives of blue-collar workers involved in the real-life Lake Erie tunnel disaster of 1916 in Cleveland. Author Scott MacGregor and illustrator Gary Dumm tell the intersecting stories of a brilliant African American inventor, Ben Beltran (based on the real-life Garrett Morgan, Sr.), desperate immigrants tunneling beneath Lake Erie, and corrupt overseers who risk countless lives for profit. As historical fiction, Fire on the Water sheds light not only on one of America's earliest man-made ecological disasters but also on racism and the economic disparity between classes in the Midwest at the turn of the century. |
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Construction workers -- Accidents -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Construction industry -- Accidents -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Tunnels -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Design and construction -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Underground construction -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Structural failures -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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African American inventors -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Foreign workers -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Disasters -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Cleveland (Ohio) -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Historical comics.
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Graphic novels.
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Comics (Graphic works)
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| Added Name(S) |
MacGregor, Scott, 1953- author.
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Dumm, Gary, illustrator.
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Buhle, Paul, 1944- writer of introduction.
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| ISBN |
9781419741166 (hardcover) |
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1419741160 (hardcover) |
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