The Spectrum
| Year of Publication |
2006
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| Publication Type |
Novel
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| Number of Pages or Episodes |
185 p.
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| Language |
English
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| Contributors |
Author:
Gary Link |
| Publisher |
PublishAmerica
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| City |
Baltimore
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| Abstract |
Sequel to The Burnt District (2003). Soldiers flood the city in 1846 on their way to the Mexican-American War. When dead bodies appear in the streets, Pittsburgh constable John Parker suspects soldiers rather than local criminals.
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| Notes |
Settings are referred to by their historical names as follows: Mt. Washington is Coal Hill; North Side is Allegheny City.
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| 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.
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| Time |
1846
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