Three Rivers Rising
A Novel of the Johnstown Flood
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2010]
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: 293 pages : maps ; 22 cm
Sixteen-year-old Celestia is a wealthy member of the South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club, where she meets and falls in love with Peter, a hired hand who lives in the valley below, and by the time of the torrential rains that lead to the disastrous Johnstown flood of 1889, she has been disowned by her family and is staying with him in Johnstown. Includes an author's note and historical timeline.
Subjects:
Floods -- Pennsylvania -- Johnstown (Cambria County) -- Juvenile fiction.
Floods -- Pennsylvania -- Johnstown (Cambria County) -- Teen fiction.
Social classes -- Teen fiction.
Pennsylvania -- History -- 19th century -- Teen fiction.
Floods -- Pennsylvania -- Johnstown (Cambria County) -- Juvenile fiction.
Floods -- Pennsylvania -- Johnstown (Cambria County) -- Teen fiction.
Social classes -- Teen fiction.
Pennsylvania -- History -- 19th century -- Teen fiction.
Target Audience: HL780L
ISBN:
9780375858857
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
TF Richards | Southeast | Teen Fiction | In |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 290-291).