{"product_id":"clevelands-greatest-disasters-sixteen-tragic-tales-of-death-and-destruction-an-anthology-9781598510584","title":"Cleveland's Greatest Disasters!: Sixteen Tragic Tales of Death and Destruction--An Anthology","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn anthology of the 15 best true disaster stories from the popular book series by John Stark Bellamy II. Revisit the most terrible tragedies in Cleveland history, including: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe apocalyptic East Ohio Gas Company explosion and fire of 1944, which destroyed an entire east side neighborhood;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eGenius inventor Garrett A. Morgan's daring underground rescue efforts (using his recently invented gas mask) during the gruesome 1916 waterworks collapse;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe unspeakably horrible Collinwood school fire of 1908, in which 172 schoolchildren perished in panic because of obstructed exits;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Cleveland Clinic disaster of 1929, in which thousands of pounds of X-ray film exploded in flames, causing 123 deaths;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe grisly drama of two doomed workmen buried alive in the very concrete that became Cleveland's celebrated landmark--the Terminal Tower.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eA great introduction to Bellamy's five-book Cleveland crime and disaster series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBellamy, John:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - 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 Dealer, and his father, Peter, who wrote for the Cleveland News and the Plain Dealer.","brand":"Gray \u0026 Company Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50643457147154,"sku":"9781598510584","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f3dcd408-476d-4c0c-8129-a6488bac467d.jpg?v=1733086121","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/clevelands-greatest-disasters-sixteen-tragic-tales-of-death-and-destruction-an-anthology-9781598510584","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}