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When the river ran backward

by Emily Crofford

New Madrid Earthquakes, 1811-1812Juvenile fictionEarthquakesFictionChildren's fictionEarthquakes, fictionMissouri, fiction

In the process of coping with a series of earthquakes which strike the frontier town of New Madrid in 1811 and 1812, fifteen-year-old Laurel discovers an unexpected romance.

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Book data: Open Library