@book{1195, keywords = {Pennsylvania Railroad, Clara Barton (1821-1912), American Red Cross, teenagers, Johnstown Flood of 1889}, author = {Jame Richards}, title = {Three Rivers Rising: A Novel of the Johnstown Flood}, abstract = {Celestia, 16, spends every summer at the elite resort at Lake Conemaugh, but prefers to swim and fish with Peter, the hotel’s hired boy. The friendship turns to romance, which the pair must keep secret because of their differing social classes. When the dam bursts, Peter and Celestia float, suffer, and survive.}, year = {2010}, pages = {293 p.}, publisher = {Alfred A. Knopf}, address = {New York}, language = {English}, }