The Burnt District

Year of Publication
2003
Publication Type
Novel
Number of Pages or Episodes
180 p.
Language
English
Contributors Author: Gary Link
Publisher
PublishAmerica
City
Baltimore
Genre
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Abstract
When young Grace Milligan is killed in Pittsburgh’s Great Fire, murder, not fire, is thought to be the cause and constable John Parker investigates.
Notes
Settings are referred to by their historical names as follows: Mt. Washington is Coal Hill; and North Side is Allegheny City.
Author Biography
Gary Link (1962— ), formerly a records manager for Allegheny County, worked with old documents which inspired a fascination with Pittsburgh's little known 1840s history. He lives in Freeport, Armstrong County on the Allegheny River.
Time
1845
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