Clyde, Ohio is a town located in Sandusky County about 40 miles southeast of Toledo. The city has a population of approximately 6,000 people. The community was founded by a young lieutenant who fought in many Indian wars. The town was not originally named Clyde. Before they were renamed Clyde, the city was called Centreville. The city was renamed after Clyde, New York, which was the hometown of an early resident. Clyde has a few prominent citizens that left their mark in their life and in their community. These people are Captain Charles H. McCleary, Sherwood Anderson, and James McPherson. Charles H. McCleary (hereinafter referred to as McCleary) was born in 1842. He married Corlissa Brown McCleary and together they had two children, Hallie McCleary and Baby Boy McCleary. McCleary fought in the Civil War for the United States. He served as a captain in the Union Army. He received the Congressional Medal of Honor as a First Lieutenant for capturing the flag of the Fourth Florida Infantry while in advance of his lines. He is considered a Civil War hero by the people of Clyde. McCleary died on June 23, 1906.
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There were 22 stories in the collection, each consisting of a specific character’s past and how they struggled to overcome loneliness and isolation, which seemed to permeate the town. Anderson’s main goal in writing this set of stories was to show the interaction between the individual citizens of Winesburg and the world around them. The critical reception of his story was mostly positive and it was very popular because it was reprinted. He had sold 3,000 copies in just the first two years of the book’s publication. The story is considered a classic in American literature. Anderson went on to write for the rest of his life. He wrote eight other stories after the publication of Winesburg, Ohio, including a memoir of himself that was published after his death in
There were 22 stories in the collection, each consisting of a specific character’s past and how they struggled to overcome loneliness and isolation, which seemed to permeate the town. Anderson’s main goal in writing this set of stories was to show the interaction between the individual citizens of Winesburg and the world around them. The critical reception of his story was mostly positive and it was very popular because it was reprinted. He had sold 3,000 copies in just the first two years of the book’s publication. The story is considered a classic in American literature. Anderson went on to write for the rest of his life. He wrote eight other stories after the publication of Winesburg, Ohio, including a memoir of himself that was published after his death in