Bibliograph

Cuyahoga, a novel, Pete Beatty ; [illustrations by Adam Villacin]

Type

Label

Cuyahoga, a novel, Pete Beatty ; [illustrations by Adam Villacin]

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Cuyahoga

Medium

electronic resource eBook

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Pete Beatty ; [illustrations by Adam Villacin]

Sub title

a novel

Summary

Big Son is a spirit of the times, the times being 1837. Behind his broad shoulders, shining hair, and church-organ laugh, Big Son practically built Ohio city all by himself. The feats of this proto-superhero have earned him wonder and whiskey toasts but very little in the way of government dollars. And without money, Big cannot become an honest husband to his beloved Cloe, who might not want to be his honest wife. In pursuit of a steady wage, our hero hits the (dirt) streets of Ohio city and Cleveland, sister settlements fighting to become the first great metropolis of the west. Their rivalry reaches a boil over the building of a bridge across the Cuyahoga River, and Big stumbles right into the kettle. Narrating the ensuing misadventures is Medium Son, known as Meed, apprentice coffin maker, almanac author, and Big's little brother. His uncanny voice, at once plainspoken and poetic, elevates folklore into a screwball origin myth for the Rust Belt

Target audience

adult

Contributor

Creator