The Waters of Kronos Author:Conrad Richter From the time of its first publication in 1960, Conrad Richter's The Waters of Kronos sparked lively debate about the extent to which its story of a belated return to childhood scenes mirrored key events of Richter's own life in his hometown of Pine Grove, Pennsylvania. — John Donner, the main protagonist returns to his family home and native tow... more »n only to find they have been submerged under the deep waters of a lake formed by the construction of a hydroelectric dam.« less