I'm preparing to write a nonfiction book with this name (I'm pretty sure) about Clyde, Sandusky County, Ohio, which will include extensive information about the town's history, institutions, notable people, etc. Clyde is known for being the setting of Sherwood Anderson's famous novel Winesburg, Ohio, and that in itself is a huge story to tell. The Whirlpool manufacturing plant there is a pretty big deal. General James B. McPherson is from Clyde, so that's another big deal. There are lots of really cool things about the town that I am dying to write about. Basically, the book will be a compilation of "articles" that will in essence cover everything someone would ever want to know about Clyde.

 

My book will also talk about some geographical information about Clyde, such as bodies of water, the Clyde borders, and will include a map of the city, its location in the county, the state, the country, and then the world.

 

There will be some demographics, such as population, census data, voting information, etc.

 

Among many other things...

 

There are several ways I will compile this information. I've already created several Wikipedia articles on various elements of the town, such as Thaddeus B. Hurd, and quite frankly, some of my work may be converted into Wikipedia articles. To do that, I had to find both primary and secondary written sources, such as newspapers, books, (rarely) magazines, and individual webpages. Some information is scarcely documented, though, so I may have to ask around when I go to Clyde this summer to give certain people interviews about a subject.

 

Anyway, I'll keep you guys informed. I hope it's okay if I upload drafts of my book's content here. Each article will be an individual topic, and you can voice your opinions on what I write and give me some positive criticism. Eventually, this project can be complete, and the first nonfiction book ever to be just written about Clyde, especially with this much information, will be published! Pretty exciting!

On second thought, technically, I shouldn't call Clyde a "small town" because it is classified as a city now, so "small city" is more appropriate.

My favorite thing about Clyde is their unique stone-clad Carnegie Library with the circular reading room.