false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173035154m/240373.jpg 240373 4 <p>Thousands of impoverished Northern European immigrants were promised that the prairie offered "land, freedom, and hope." The disastrous blizzard of 1888 revealed that their free homestead was not a paradise but a hard, unforgiving place governed by natural forces they neither understood nor controlled, and America's heartland would never be the same.</p>This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more. 1605421 1 10 2005 The Children's Blizzard total:682|5:135|4:301|3:193|2:45|1:8| 682 2556 1004 189 4 2 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Jul 20 12:40:19 -0700 2007 Thu Sep 27 08:39:12 -0700 2007
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But this is not about an ordinary storm. Frowing up in Minnesota, I've seen many dangerous, life-threatening blizzards myself but nothing that ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Sep 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 10 10:58:51 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 12 12:11:26 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Nov 24 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 19 15:16:55 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 25 09:54:41 -0800 2008 twice Part of me really enjoyed this book. I found myself really interested in the five families the author concentrated on, their immigration jou...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed May 27 13:59:21 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 08 20:53:17 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Aug 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 10 22:09:24 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 30 02:30:56 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Sun Jul 08 18:03:25 -0700 2007 Sun Jul 08 18:06:07 -0700 2007 3 0 false false Fri Jul 03 07:20:14 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 28 10:44:30 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 03 07:20:14 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Jun 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 08 09:49:19 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 30 05:49:13 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Wed May 06 16:53:12 -0700 2009 Wed May 06 17:00:36 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed May 13 12:39:36 -0700 2009 Wed May 13 12:39:36 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat May 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 29 04:48:50 -0700 2009 Sat May 02 06:35:20 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Jan 18 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 28 07:00:53 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 28 07:09:18 -0800 2009 It was January 14, 2009 and I was whining about the weather when this book caught my attention. This historical account of what immigrant pioneers faced just over 100 y...more...]]> 2 0 false false Wed Jul 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 03 05:53:33 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 03 06:11:25 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jan 27 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 20 07:34:53 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 27 07:02:17 -0800 2009 The story of the people (including those who worked at the Signal ce...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=240373