Fire on the Water - by Scott MacGregor (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br> "At the turn of the nineteenth century, the city of Cleveland was booming, but the city's bright prospects came at a terrible cost. This original graphic novel imagines the lives of blue-colar workers involved in the real-life Lake Erie in Cleveland. Author Scott MacGregor and illustratorGary Dumm have created the intersecting stories of a brilliant African American inventor, Ben Beltran (based on the real-life Garrett Morgan, Sr.),the desperate immigrants tunneling beneath Lake Erie, and the corrupt overseers who risk countless lives for profit. In MacGregor's tale, set in July 1916, all work on the tunnels has been put on hold after countless fatal accidents. However, after relentless pressure from high-ranking politicians, a team of expert tunnelers, known as Sandhogs, are bribed into resuming work. When disaster strikes, many of the men killed by a fiery explosion and those who survived are trapped far below the surface of the earth. With time rapidly running out, city officials have no choice but to turn to the inventor Ben Beltran, who is the only hope for the living Sandhogs."--Provided by publishe<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>A novel based on a true tale of heroism and invention in the tunnels beneath Lake Erie in 1916 </b> <p/> 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. <br><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Solid, well-told history of an industrial disaster in early 20th century Cleveland."-- "Forbes"<br><br>"...a story that feels contemporary in its confluence of environmental disregard, racism and economic inequality."-- "Cool Cleveland"<br><br>"A powerful vision that exposes the far-reaching impacts of greed and oppression."-- "Booklist"<br><br>"...compellingly utilizes biographical elements, political machinations, corruption, humor, and even light touches of fantasy to weave a nuanced tapestry about the richness of human experience under the most trying circumstances."-- "Library Journal"<br><br>"A plucky tale of survival and heroism."-- "Publishers Weekly"<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Scott MacGregor</b> has been writing comic book stories for over 30 years. This is his first full-length graphic novel. He lives in Cleveland, Ohio. <b>Gary Dumm</b> is a lifelong resident of Cleveland and an artist who worked extensively with Harvey Pekar on <i>American Splendor</i>. Dumm's cartoons have also appeared in <i>Entertainment Weekly, </i> the <i>New York Times</i>, the <i>Village Voice, </i> and <i>Le Monde.</i> <br>
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