Cleveland Area Disasters - Hardcover

Rydbom, Calvin; Kubat, Thomas

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1531668070 ISBN 13: 9781531668075

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Library Editions, 2013

Synopsis

Images of America: Cleveland Area Disasters looks back at the historic disasters to strike Cleveland in the first half of the 20th century. It documents the tornados, fires, cave-ins, accidents, and explosions that befell the region during that period. Most Clevelanders have heard stories of the Colinwood school fire, the Lorain tornado, the Cleveland Clinic fire, and the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey fire; however, over the decades, the true events and the tall tales that followed have become blurred. Some disasters, such as the West 117th Street explosion and the Waterworks Tunnel cave-ins, seem almost completely forgotten. Although tragic, the disasters in this book affected the lives of Clevelanders and often generated changes for the good, which prevented these sorts of tragedies from occurring again. Sadly, in some instances, they did not.

About this title

About the Author

Thomas Kubat and Calvin Rydbom, professional archivists with Pursue Posterity in Cleveland, both have master’s degrees in library and information science from Kent State University. They previously coauthored Images of America: Burton and are actively involved in numerous projects to document the history of northeastern Ohio.

Edition details

• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Library Editions
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1531668070
• ISBN 13: 9781531668075
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 130