The Greatest Thing Since Sliced Bread: A Novel
Books / Paperback
ISBN: 0061452963 / Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks, April 2008
Morris Bird III, with his baby sister and little red wagon in tow, embarks on a journey across Cleveland, in a novel set against the East Ohio Gas explosion of 1944, a disaster that leveled a square mile area on Cleveland's east side.
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On a quiet autumn afternoon in 1944, nine-year-old Morris Bird III decides to visit a friend who lives on the other side of town. So he grabs the handle of his red wagon and, with his little sister in tow, begins an incredible pilgrimage across Cleveland . . . and out of childhood forever.Set against the backdrop of one of the worst industrial disasters in American history, Don Robertson's enduring, beloved masterwork is a remarkable story of destiny, bravery, and responsibility, as fresh and relevant as when it first appeared in print.
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