Publisher's Synopsis
At the dawn of the electrical age, best friends Ollie, Bennie, and Jin Shen are more worried about unraveling the mystery of the fire-spewing gargoyle haunting the night skies above their bustling western city than the streetlamps lighting their way. When a local electrical pioneer becomes the monster's next target, the twelve-year-old boys enlist the help of a knowledgeable newspaper publisher to sort out the secret of the flying menace.
Set in the year 1889, this novel features real figures from American history like Henry Pittock, Edward Eastham, and John Joseph Montgomery, as well as the innovative inventions that propelled society forward, like the magic lantern, Kodak camera, and electric telephone, mixed with a wholly fictional adventure mystery designed to educate while it entertains. The Gaslight Gang is a language-free story suitable for kids between the ages of eight and eighty years old.
