cleveland (ohio)

"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"--Amazon.com.

"Presents a look back at the roots of the violence between Cleveland police and black nationalists in 1968, a key moment in the civil rights movement, and shows how the specter of race, violence, and police brutality still haunts the United States today"--OCLC.

Cleveland sports journalist Dan Coughlin shares stories of some of the more unique individuals and events he covered over the course of his forty-five-year career.

"Two victims of an infamous Cleveland kidnapper share the story of their abductions, their decade in captivity and their dramatic escape"--OCLC.

Offers a comprehensive analysis of the controversy surrounding the murder of Marilyn Sheppard in 1954 and the subsequent trial convicting her husband, the landmark Supreme Court decision that released him, his retrial, and his lawsuit against the state of Ohio for wrongful imprisonment.

Antwone Fisher tells the story of his life, from his birth to a prison inmate to his success as a screenwriter in Hollywood, discussing his childhood and teen years in foster homes, his stint in the Navy, his attempts to find his mother and father, and the determination that led him to create the life of his dreams.

Antwone Fisher tells the story of his life, from his birth to a prison inmate to his success as a screenwriter in Hollywood, discussing his childhood and teen years in foster homes, his stint in the Navy, his attempts to find his mother and father, and the determination that led him to create the life of his dreams.

The history of the Cleveland Cavaliers professional basketball team from its start in 1970 to today, spotlighting the franchise's greatest players and reliving its most dramatic moments.