The Width of Waters
The Width of Waters is a novel by the American writer Alfred Kern.
The story is set in 1953 in Buchanan, Pennsylvania. The town is celebrating its sesquicentennial and Jack Gaitz, a young public relations man, is in charge of the festivities, all in the shadow of the Korean War as well as that of the Wolfe family, owners of the textile mill that is Buchanan's sole industry.