Three rivers rising
Subtitle: a novel of the Johnstown flood
By: Jame Richards.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780375858857; 9780375958854
Subjects: Floods -- Pennsylvania -- Johnstown (Cambria County) -- Juvenile fiction; Floods -- Pennsylvania -- Johnstown (Cambria County) -- Fiction; Social classes -- Fiction; Pennsylvania -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction
Genres: Juvenile fiction; Fiction
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.