The Rain Wizard
The Amazing, Mysterious, True Life of Charles Mallory Hatfield
Honesdale, Pennsylvania : Calkins Creek, an imprint of Highlights, [2015]
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: 119 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
In 1915, the city of San Diego hired "rainmaker" Charles Mallory Hatfield to save their city from a drought, but when the town experienced one of the worst floods they ever had they refused to pay Hatfield for his services.
Subjects:
Hatfield, Charles Mallory, 1875-1958 -- Juvenile literature.
Floods -- California -- San Diego -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Rain-making -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
Weather control -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
San Diego (Calif.) -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
San Diego (Calif.) -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Hatfield, Charles Mallory, 1875-1958 -- Juvenile literature.
Floods -- California -- San Diego -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
Rain-making -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
Weather control -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
San Diego (Calif.) -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
San Diego (Calif.) -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
ISBN:
9781590789902
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
C BIOGRAPHY Hatfield, Charles | Main (Downtown) | Garden Level, Children's Biography | In |
C BIOGRAPHY Hatfield, Charles | Main (Downtown) | Garden Level, Children's Biography | In |
C BIOGRAPHY Hatfield, Charles | Main (Downtown) | Garden Level, Children's Biography | In |
C BIOGRAPHY Hatfield, Charles | Main (Downtown) | Garden Level, Children's Biography | In |
C BIOGRAPHY Hatfield, Charles | Southeast | Children's Biography | In |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 106-114) and index.