MacGregor, Scott creator author. Dumm, Gary illustrator. Buhle, Paul 1944- writer of introduction. text Comic books, strips, etc. nyu 2020 monographic eng 279 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 25 cm. A novel based on a true tale of heroism and invention in the tunnels beneath Lake Erie in 1916.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. general SCOTT MACGREGOR ; ILLUSTRATED BY GARY DUMM ; INTRODUCTION BY PAUL BUHLE Fire on the water inspired by the true-life tragedy. Construction workers Accidents Ohio Cleveland Comic books, strips, etc Underground construction Comic books, strips, etc Structural failures Comic books, strips, etc 741.5973 9781419741166 PPAK 210111 20221019111055.0 eng