Title: The great Saint Patrick's Day flood
Description: When school is canceled in Pittsburgh because of the impending flood in 1936, Billy is elated until he witnesses the destruction caused by the rising waters of the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers. Includes historical photographs, facts, and trivia about the flood.
Subjects: Fiction, Floods, History, Juvenile fiction
Places: Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh (Pa.)
Time periods: 20th century