The Great Saint Patrick's Day Flood

The Great Saint Patrick's Day Flood is a short historical novel for children by the American writer Mildred S. Flaherty based on events of the Pittsburgh Flood of 1936 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[1]

The Great Saint Patrick's Day Flood
AuthorMildred S. Flaherty
LanguageEnglish
GenreNovel
PublisherThe Local History Company
Publication date
2004
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Paperback)
Pages104 pp
ISBN0-9711835-8-9
OCLC53131044
LC ClassPZ7.F59814 Gr 2004

Set in March, the Allegheny, Monongahela, and Ohio Rivers are rising. Eleven-year-old Billy Flynn and his seven-year-old brother Tommy are happy when school is cancelled. The boys' excitement soon turns to fear and awe as the rivers overflow their banks and people are forced to flee from their homes and work. Soon they experience life as they have never known it, discovering real courage and honor along the way.[2]

References

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  1. ^ The Great Saint Patrick's Day Flood at WorldCat
  2. ^ "The Great Saint Patrick's Day Flood, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, 2004". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)