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Summary: No More Cleveland Jokes, Please!
Review: Written with compassion for his characters, humor for the foibles we all have, and respect for caring people, Mark Weingardner has written an original, involving and heartfelt historical fiction about the peak of mid-20th century Cleveland to its river-burning decline circa 1970. With heart-capturing chapters about Dorothy Fuldheim, (read the book to learn about this eccentric cultural character and her important firsts), the Cleveland Indians glory days, and the sad repercussions of Willie Mays's (in)famous catch in the '54 World Series, Carl Stokes, the first African-American mayor of a major American city, and other tales of a city long ridiculed, but also a source of pride for its residents, including the leading fictional characters who find love amongst the steel mills, polluted river and ethnic neighborhoods. Who learn that life is something one learns to live while living it. A happy, bittersweet and memorable read. The story will stay with me for quite sometime.
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