In Sunlight, In a Beautiful Garden
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In Sunlight, In a Beautiful Garden is the second novel
of the American
writer Kathleen Cambor.
A historical novel, its plot is based on the Johnstown Flood of 1889
, when more than 2,000 people drowned after the collapse of the South Fork Dam. South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club
members Henry Clay Frick
, Andrew Mellon, and Andrew Carnegie
play their cameo roles, but the focus is on fictional characters such as Frank Fallon, a steel mill foreman and American Civil War
veteran; his son Daniel, a labor organizer; James Talbot, a lawyer hired for the club; and his daughter Nora, an amateur naturalist who believes that the dam, built as an Eden for the captains of industry, is likely to fail.
The novel was selected as a New York Times Notable Book of 2001.
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
of the American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
writer Kathleen Cambor.
A historical novel, its plot is based on the Johnstown Flood of 1889
Johnstown Flood
The Johnstown Flood occurred on May 31, 1889. It was the result of the catastrophic failure of the South Fork Dam situated upstream of the town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA, made worse by several days of extremely heavy rainfall...
, when more than 2,000 people drowned after the collapse of the South Fork Dam. South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club
South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club
The South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club was a Pennsylvania corporation which operated an exclusive and secretive retreat at a mountain lake near South Fork, Pennsylvania for more than fifty extremely wealthy men and their families...
members Henry Clay Frick
Henry Clay Frick
Henry Clay Frick was an American industrialist, financier, and art patron. He founded the H. C. Frick & Company coke manufacturing company, was chairman of the Carnegie Steel Company, and played a major role in the formation of the giant U.S. Steel steel manufacturing concern...
, Andrew Mellon, and Andrew Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie was a Scottish-American industrialist, businessman, and entrepreneur who led the enormous expansion of the American steel industry in the late 19th century...
play their cameo roles, but the focus is on fictional characters such as Frank Fallon, a steel mill foreman and American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
veteran; his son Daniel, a labor organizer; James Talbot, a lawyer hired for the club; and his daughter Nora, an amateur naturalist who believes that the dam, built as an Eden for the captains of industry, is likely to fail.
The novel was selected as a New York Times Notable Book of 2001.