The Johnstown Girls - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Johnstown Girls write by Kathleen E. George. This book was released on 2014-04-01. The Johnstown Girls available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Ellen Emerson may be the last living survivor of the Johnstown flood. She was only four years old on May 31, 1889, when twenty million tons of water decimated her hometown of Johnstown, Pennsylvania. Thousands perished in what was the worst natural disaster in U.S. history at the time. As we witness in The Johnstown Girls, the flood not only changed the course of history, but also the individual lives of those who survived it. A century later, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reporters Ben Bragdon and Nina Collins set out to interview 103-year-old Ellen for Ben's feature article on the flood. When asked the secret to her longevity, Ellen simply attributes it to "restlessness." As we see, that restlessness is fueled by Ellen's innate belief that her twin sister Mary, who went missing in the flood, is somehow still alive. Her story intrigues Ben, but it haunts Nina, who is determined to help Ellen find her missing half. Novelist Kathleen George masterfully blends a history of the Johnstown flood into her heartrending tale of twin sisters who have never known the truth about that fateful day in 1889—a day that would send their lives hurtling down different paths. The Johnstown Girls is a remarkable story of perseverance, hard work, and never giving up hope in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds. It's also a tribute to the determination and indomitable spirit of the people of Johnstown through one hundred years, three generations, and three different floods.
A History of Johnstown for Boys and Girls
A History of Johnstown for Boys and Girls - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A History of Johnstown for Boys and Girls write by Greater Johnstown School District. This book was released on 1968. A History of Johnstown for Boys and Girls available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Some Pioneer Women of Johnstown
Some Pioneer Women of Johnstown - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Some Pioneer Women of Johnstown write by Mrs. Bethune M. Grant. This book was released on 1937. Some Pioneer Women of Johnstown available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
The Blues Walked In
The Blues Walked In - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Blues Walked In write by Kathleen E. George. This book was released on 2018-07-20. The Blues Walked In available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In 1936, life on the road means sleeping on the bus or in hotels for blacks only. After finishing her tour with Nobel Sissel’s orchestra, nineteen year-old Lena Horne is walking the last few blocks to her father’s hotel in Pittsburgh’s Hill District. She stops at a lemonade stand and meets a Lebanese American girl, Marie David. Marie loves movies and adores Lena, and their chance meeting sparks a relationship that will intertwine their lives forever. Lena also meets Josiah Conner, a charismatic teenager who helps out at her father Teddy’s hotel. Josiah often skips school, dreams of being a Hollywood director, and has a crush on Lena. Although the three are linked by a determination to be somebody, issues of race, class, family, and education threaten to disrupt their lives and the bonds between them. Lena’s father wants her to settle down and give up show business, but she’s entranced by the music and culture of the Hill. It’s a mecca for jazz singers and musicians, and nightspots like the Crawford Grill attract crowds of blacks and whites. Lena table-hops with local jazzmen as her father chaperones her through the clubs where she‘ll later perform. Singing makes her feel alive, and to her father’s dismay, reviewers can’t get enough of her. Duke Ellington adores her, Billy Strayhorn can’t wait to meet her, and she becomes “all the rage” in clubs and Hollywood for her beauty and almost-whiteness. Her signature version of “Stormy Weather” makes her a legend. But after sitting around for years at MGM as the studio heads try to figure out what to do with her, she isn’t quite sure what she’s worth. Marie and Josiah follow Lena’s career in Hollywood and New York through movie magazines and the Pittsburgh Courier. Years pass until their lives are brought together again when Josiah is arrested for the murder of a white man. Marie and Lena decide they must get Josiah out of prison—whatever the personal cost.
Head for the Hills!
Head for the Hills! - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Head for the Hills! write by Paul Robert Walker. This book was released on 1993. Head for the Hills! available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Recounts the famous Johnstown flood of 1889, which literally tore the clothes off people's backs, and explains why it happened and how it could have been prevented.
