"Joshua's Song" by Joan Hiatt Harlow is a historical novel of the city of Boston circa 1919.
Young Joshua Harper is forced to quit school and find work after his Father dies in the influenza epidemic of that time. Joshua finds work selling newspapers and encounters some of the city's characters including former mayor and Grandfather to John F. Kennedy, John Fitzgerald.
While visiting a friend in Boston's north end, Joshua becomes a hero when a massive tank of molasses explodes and the liquid inundates the waterfront.
I very much enjoyed reading Joshua's Song and I recommend it for older children and adults.
Young Joshua Harper is forced to quit school and find work after his Father dies in the influenza epidemic of that time. Joshua finds work selling newspapers and encounters some of the city's characters including former mayor and Grandfather to John F. Kennedy, John Fitzgerald.
While visiting a friend in Boston's north end, Joshua becomes a hero when a massive tank of molasses explodes and the liquid inundates the waterfront.
I very much enjoyed reading Joshua's Song and I recommend it for older children and adults.
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