Cleveland's Greatest Disasters!: Sixteen Tragic Tales of Death and Destruction--An Anthology
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| Rating | : | 4.37 (914 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1598510584 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 221 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-11-25 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
John Stark Bellamy II is the author of six books and two anthologies about Cleveland crime and disaster. The former history specialist for the Cuyahoga County Public Library, he comes by his taste for the sensational honestly, having grown up reading stories about Cleveland crime and disaster written by his grandfather, Paul, who was editor of the Plain Deal
Bellamy sets the disasters in context and doesn’t skimp on details as he tells of 16 catastrophe—from natural-gas explosions, collapsing tunnels under Lake Erie, school fires, bridge collapses and even an explosion in a fireworks factory (Michael Gill Cleveland Scene 20091125)Bellamy knows the dark side of Cleveland better than anyone. (WMJI FM Radio 20100419)
"Great read but" according to John. I love Mr Bellamy's books, but this one doesn't have too much new in it if you have read his other books. If this is your first book by Mr Bellamy, you will love it. If you have his other books, you will love this too, but many of the stories you will remember from his previous writings.
Morgan’s daring underground rescue efforts (using his recently invented gas mask) during the gruesome 1916 waterworks collapse; • The unspeakably horrible Collinwood school fire of 1908, in which 172 schoolchildren perished in panic because of obstructed exits; • The Cleveland Clinic disaster of 1929, in which thousands of pounds of X-ray film exploded in flames, causing 123 deaths; • The grisly drama of two doomed workmen buried alive in the very concrete that became Cleveland’s celebrated landmark—the Terminal Tower. An anthology of the 15 best true disaster stories from the popular book series by John Stark Bellamy II. A great introduction to Bellamy’s five-book Cleveland crime and disaster series.. Revisit the most terrible tragedies in Cleveland history, including: • The apocalyptic East Ohio Gas Company explosion and fire of 1944, which destroyed an entire east side neighborhood; • Genius inventor Garrett A