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By Burg, Ann E.2020., Juvenile, Scholastic Press Call No: HISTORICAL F BUR Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: On May 31, 1889, the South Fork Dam, that was built to create a man-made lake for America's wealthiest businessmen, collapsed, unleashing twenty million tons of water onto the town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania. Told in the voices of six children and many others, this is the story of the ordinary people of the town, their losses and their survival--and of the bitter aftermath when those for whom the dam was built denied all responsibility for the shoddy dam and the unnatural disaster which it caused. Told in blank verse.
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c2010., Knopf Call No: [Fic] Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: 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.
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2011., Adolescent, Ember Call No: Historical FIC Richards Edition: 1st Ember ed. Genre: Historical Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: 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.
