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The Blizzard of '88
Recounts the massive blizzard of 1888, which immobilized the entire Northeast, and describes how people coped with the disaster
197 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1988
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December 21, 2021
"Blizzard" -- the succinct headline for the March 13, 1888 New York 'Morning Journal' newspaper
I love a good 'non-fiction' novel - an evocative narrative that details a natural or man-made disaster or historical event, often from multiple points of view - but author Cable's The Blizzard of '88 left me a little . . . cold? (Sorry, I couldn't resist.) While not a bad book, it is not quite as engaging as Isaac's Storm - arguably the tome that served as the modern flashpoint for this now-common genre about twenty years ago - or as polished as some of the more recent works, and now seems a little like a Reader's Digest-condensed version of the story. Originally published on the 100th anniversary of the occurrence, this book gives a broad overview of the 'once-in-a-century' winter storm that crippled New York City (as well as other smaller cities in the Northeastern coastal region) for three days by dumping a mountain of snow and ice on the urban areas. Occasionally there were some interesting anecdotes, like the enterprising / altruistic twelve year-old in the Bronx who determinedly delivered grocery orders to many a stranded neighbor over a single ten-hour period. He pocketed $67 for his efforts . . . which in a 2021 equivalent means he earned just over $1,800 in that single day (!).
I love a good 'non-fiction' novel - an evocative narrative that details a natural or man-made disaster or historical event, often from multiple points of view - but author Cable's The Blizzard of '88 left me a little . . . cold? (Sorry, I couldn't resist.) While not a bad book, it is not quite as engaging as Isaac's Storm - arguably the tome that served as the modern flashpoint for this now-common genre about twenty years ago - or as polished as some of the more recent works, and now seems a little like a Reader's Digest-condensed version of the story. Originally published on the 100th anniversary of the occurrence, this book gives a broad overview of the 'once-in-a-century' winter storm that crippled New York City (as well as other smaller cities in the Northeastern coastal region) for three days by dumping a mountain of snow and ice on the urban areas. Occasionally there were some interesting anecdotes, like the enterprising / altruistic twelve year-old in the Bronx who determinedly delivered grocery orders to many a stranded neighbor over a single ten-hour period. He pocketed $67 for his efforts . . . which in a 2021 equivalent means he earned just over $1,800 in that single day (!).
June 6, 2021
Entertaining read
Really interesting history of the blizzard and lots of other fun facts about old NYC. Reads like a novel. Very entertaining.
Really interesting history of the blizzard and lots of other fun facts about old NYC. Reads like a novel. Very entertaining.
January 22, 2019
I get it. The Blizzard of 88 was a bad storm. Unlike “Isaac’s Storm,” which recounts the Great Storm of 1900 in Galveston, this book never connected with me. The author tried to show the effect of the storm through stories of those caught in it, but there were too many and she skipped around too much. Focusing on a few would have been more powerful. She even had the bones of those handful of stories but didn’t develop them enough.
February 3, 2021
As I sit here, having just endured an 16 inch snowstorm in the last few days, having survived "Snowmageddon" in Washington and Virginia where I lived in 2010 and true blizzards locally here in Northeastern Pennsylvania in 1993, 1994, 1996 and 2017, reading this book I am still in awe of the legendary Blizzard of 1888 that struck the Northeast. Even more than 130 years later, this storm is still remembered and still ranks as perhaps the worst in modern history. Striking New York city and the surrounds in March 1888 the blizzard came without warning after warmer weather, at a time when modern transportation and communication, such as elevated railways and telephones and electricity were in their infancy yet many city dwellers had become dependent on them already.
Commuters found themselves trapped walking on snow drifted streets; others were trapped on elevated railways mired in snow without heat. Webs of electrical and telephone and telegraph wires were knocked down. Many poor people lived day to day and found their food supplies disrupted and the coal they needed for heat unavailable.
The author did a great job on the 100th anniversary of the storm combing through letters and accounts from a defunct society of storm survivors and this book presents fascinating accounts of people who experienced the storm. But if you are interested in the meteorological details and science of the storm, this book is not a good source of that aspect, it is humanity based.
A great read about a legendary storm.
Commuters found themselves trapped walking on snow drifted streets; others were trapped on elevated railways mired in snow without heat. Webs of electrical and telephone and telegraph wires were knocked down. Many poor people lived day to day and found their food supplies disrupted and the coal they needed for heat unavailable.
The author did a great job on the 100th anniversary of the storm combing through letters and accounts from a defunct society of storm survivors and this book presents fascinating accounts of people who experienced the storm. But if you are interested in the meteorological details and science of the storm, this book is not a good source of that aspect, it is humanity based.
A great read about a legendary storm.
January 2, 2018
While this is a well researched and documented book about the Northeastern Blizzard starting March 11, 1888. After the a while it became tedious and repetitive. To many side stories. Did learn much about NYC cities progress into the twentieth century - the telegraph system, the elevated train, garbage collection, snow removal, and famous individuals who were in NYC during the monumental snow storm (Teddy Roosevelt and Mark Twain). Chapter Titles: Introduction, Blizzard Monday, Getting There, Trying Circumstances, Commuters, Stranded Trains, The Land is an Ocean of Snow, On Foot, Helping, After Dark.
April 11, 2021
I knew very little about the Blizzard of '88. I know a lot now. Very interesting read. Enjoy!
June 22, 2013
That's 1888.
Actually, there were several that year in the Midwest, but the Blizzard of '88 was the one that walloped the East Coast. Its center hit Connecticut, but it walloped everywhere from Boston to Philadelphia with the characteristics that mark out a true blizzard from a mere snowstorm: heavy snow, high winds, steep temperature drop.
It produced an enormous impact, partly because it smashed through all the technology and progress and made everything wretched.
This book is structured about the four days, Sunday when it started to strike, to Wednesday where they started to clear up, and concentrates heavily on New York City but does cover other areas.
Such as at sea, where many sailors died. One poor reporter, prone to sea sickness, had been sent out to report on New York's pilots when it hit. Newport reported that there had never been such whitecaps One ship had all its hands abandon ship and floated about the sea for months, a menace to shipping, until it finally crashed in the Hebrides. Others sank.
But New York City has plenty of incidents. The mayor had gotten Sunday licensing through the legislature by strictly enforcing the law against the saloons that had paid off the police, resulting in an uproar in the Irish and German wards, which meant that those returning home Sunday night were the first to learn of the storm. Two Germans had to carry their lady friends, which rapidly ceased to be fun.
The next day the trains were frequently frozen in place, trapping people for days. One woman took up an offer of a climb down a ladder for fifteen cents, but most of the women on that train turned it down. (The trains were at that point on tracks raised above ground. This blizzard inspired talk of putting them underground -- and did effect getting the utility lines there, after all the havoc they and their poles caused.)
The authorities took care with their new bridge not to overload it, but the ferries kept running -- despite the white caps on the Hudson -- though ice floes managed to stop them when big enough.
An astounding number of people went to work. Sometimes because they could be fined if late and fired if absent. One shopboy showed up at a store and was sent home; for once, his fellows got their full wages for the week, but he got a promotion.
Theodore Roosevelt tromped blocks through the snow and was very annoyed that the man he made an appointment with did not show.
One boy who had learned about Eskimos in school managed to piece together snowshoes; his intention was to get milk, but when he found he could deliver milk (condensed) and medicine, he stuck to such work and made a fair pile of money.
Milk was a big problem. Though it tended to be tainted and you had to boil it, you still needed it. Of course, there were no deliveries.
Farms managed better, having more food stored. But they sometimes had an interesting time getting to the barn to tend the animals. One farmer found his calves alive but up to their necks in snow. Two small boys managed to get lost in the snow between their parents' and their grandparents' though in clear weather you could see one from the other. They were found and marvelously enough revived, but many others were not so lucky.
The storm proceeded to frisk across the Atlantic to hammer Great Britain and then Germany, both of which claimed to be the origin of the word "blizzard" to American annoyance.
An interesting book, full of tales of the personal impact of the storm on many people.
Actually, there were several that year in the Midwest, but the Blizzard of '88 was the one that walloped the East Coast. Its center hit Connecticut, but it walloped everywhere from Boston to Philadelphia with the characteristics that mark out a true blizzard from a mere snowstorm: heavy snow, high winds, steep temperature drop.
It produced an enormous impact, partly because it smashed through all the technology and progress and made everything wretched.
This book is structured about the four days, Sunday when it started to strike, to Wednesday where they started to clear up, and concentrates heavily on New York City but does cover other areas.
Such as at sea, where many sailors died. One poor reporter, prone to sea sickness, had been sent out to report on New York's pilots when it hit. Newport reported that there had never been such whitecaps One ship had all its hands abandon ship and floated about the sea for months, a menace to shipping, until it finally crashed in the Hebrides. Others sank.
But New York City has plenty of incidents. The mayor had gotten Sunday licensing through the legislature by strictly enforcing the law against the saloons that had paid off the police, resulting in an uproar in the Irish and German wards, which meant that those returning home Sunday night were the first to learn of the storm. Two Germans had to carry their lady friends, which rapidly ceased to be fun.
The next day the trains were frequently frozen in place, trapping people for days. One woman took up an offer of a climb down a ladder for fifteen cents, but most of the women on that train turned it down. (The trains were at that point on tracks raised above ground. This blizzard inspired talk of putting them underground -- and did effect getting the utility lines there, after all the havoc they and their poles caused.)
The authorities took care with their new bridge not to overload it, but the ferries kept running -- despite the white caps on the Hudson -- though ice floes managed to stop them when big enough.
An astounding number of people went to work. Sometimes because they could be fined if late and fired if absent. One shopboy showed up at a store and was sent home; for once, his fellows got their full wages for the week, but he got a promotion.
Theodore Roosevelt tromped blocks through the snow and was very annoyed that the man he made an appointment with did not show.
One boy who had learned about Eskimos in school managed to piece together snowshoes; his intention was to get milk, but when he found he could deliver milk (condensed) and medicine, he stuck to such work and made a fair pile of money.
Milk was a big problem. Though it tended to be tainted and you had to boil it, you still needed it. Of course, there were no deliveries.
Farms managed better, having more food stored. But they sometimes had an interesting time getting to the barn to tend the animals. One farmer found his calves alive but up to their necks in snow. Two small boys managed to get lost in the snow between their parents' and their grandparents' though in clear weather you could see one from the other. They were found and marvelously enough revived, but many others were not so lucky.
The storm proceeded to frisk across the Atlantic to hammer Great Britain and then Germany, both of which claimed to be the origin of the word "blizzard" to American annoyance.
An interesting book, full of tales of the personal impact of the storm on many people.
December 30, 2017
Mary Cable's well-researched account of The Blizzard of 88 (1888) that struck the eastern seaboard of the United States, illuminated both a wide-lens view of the overall picture, zooming in for closeup vignettes of individual lives, tales of survival (or death), heroic kindness, and tragedy. I found Cable's balance between the grand picture and the individual accounts (letters, journals, newspaper reports and interviews, records left by "Blizzard Men" and "Blizzard Women") to make a satisfying and informative read.
The bibliography is extensive, lighting the way for further, in-depth research. Many of the quotations within the text provide the source (such as newspaper name and date), while others are not as clearly referenced. This method of citing historical sources seems standard.
As an amateur historian, I found this title to be so much more than informative. I gained insight to "normal" life in 1888 New York City (and wider New England), numerous occupations, the status quo, and the overall Era of Confidence, reliance on Victorian-era inventions, and exacting detail about the losses and immense suffering of those who lived through the Great Blizzard. No wonder every storm thereafter was compared to "The Blizzard of 88". I recommend this title to students of history, whether casual or serious.
See more about my review of this title on my website: http://www.kristinholt.com/archives/1... (publishing 12-30-17 at 0002 hrs)
The bibliography is extensive, lighting the way for further, in-depth research. Many of the quotations within the text provide the source (such as newspaper name and date), while others are not as clearly referenced. This method of citing historical sources seems standard.
As an amateur historian, I found this title to be so much more than informative. I gained insight to "normal" life in 1888 New York City (and wider New England), numerous occupations, the status quo, and the overall Era of Confidence, reliance on Victorian-era inventions, and exacting detail about the losses and immense suffering of those who lived through the Great Blizzard. No wonder every storm thereafter was compared to "The Blizzard of 88". I recommend this title to students of history, whether casual or serious.
See more about my review of this title on my website: http://www.kristinholt.com/archives/1... (publishing 12-30-17 at 0002 hrs)
November 16, 2019
Very interesting. I picked up this book thinking it was about the "Schoolchildren's Blizzard" and not a blizzard hitting New York. Lo and behold it is the same blizzard! The SchoolChildren's Blizzard hit the Plains, then the East Coast, then continued to hit overseas. Amazing.
Back in 1888, the blizzard didn't kill as many people as it would if it hit today. The book stated many people were used to living off the grid, without electricity, eating stores of food, and not seeing neighbors for weeks. Those who faired worse were folks in the city who expect to buy their milk from the corner every day. The same issue would occur today where folks don't know what to do without electricity, food that is easily accessible, and be able to not see folks for weeks.
The book really hit me on how reliant we are on others. If one part of the system breaks, the whole system could tumble. I think we need to be prepared for hard winters, natural disasters, and become a bit more reliant on ourselves. Canning will be in my future.
Very good book for those who remember bad winters, want to learn history, or have an interest in natural disasters/natural wonders.
Back in 1888, the blizzard didn't kill as many people as it would if it hit today. The book stated many people were used to living off the grid, without electricity, eating stores of food, and not seeing neighbors for weeks. Those who faired worse were folks in the city who expect to buy their milk from the corner every day. The same issue would occur today where folks don't know what to do without electricity, food that is easily accessible, and be able to not see folks for weeks.
The book really hit me on how reliant we are on others. If one part of the system breaks, the whole system could tumble. I think we need to be prepared for hard winters, natural disasters, and become a bit more reliant on ourselves. Canning will be in my future.
Very good book for those who remember bad winters, want to learn history, or have an interest in natural disasters/natural wonders.
January 7, 2015
Extremely well-researched and exhaustive in scope. Helped me understand that this was a different storm than The Children's Blizzard of January of that year. Though this book covers the beginnings of the storm, it does concentrate on the storm's effect mainly on the east coast, and particularly New York City and its environs, though it does mention other areas such as Philly and New England. There are other books that cover its effects on other regions of the country.
December 28, 2019
The Blizzard of 1888 and How it Grew !
For five days in March of 1888, the towns ,waysides.Railroads and Giant Ships and Steamers were caught in the grips of a Blizzard,unlike any that had ever been seen.before.
Most went to bed the night before and awoke to stunning snow banks,some as high as 2nd storried windows.It kept the rail lines stuck on the tracks,the snow so massive,the locomotives couldn't budge them.For awhile everything was ok,then they ran out of food.Money was secured and they helped a 12 yr.old to get out of a window and try to get thru to some farmer's to see if they had extra food to sell.
The shops in town couldn't open,as their customers,couldn't get thru the high piles of snow.
Finally they got boys and immigrant men that had come to NY for work to shovel for 27.5 cents an hour.
One store with 1500 shovels to sell,sold them all in an hour.It was a landslide day for him,as he didn't know what to do with them
As a wise prophet once said, "One man's Misery is Another man's Prosperity. "
A lot happened in those 5 days,which thrilled some of the papers,as they never had much to print anyway,and papers that ordinarily sold for 2 cents,sold for 25 cents,as fast as they could print them. Of course there were innuendos and some downright lies printed there as well.
A lot of references can be found in the back of the book.
For five days in March of 1888, the towns ,waysides.Railroads and Giant Ships and Steamers were caught in the grips of a Blizzard,unlike any that had ever been seen.before.
Most went to bed the night before and awoke to stunning snow banks,some as high as 2nd storried windows.It kept the rail lines stuck on the tracks,the snow so massive,the locomotives couldn't budge them.For awhile everything was ok,then they ran out of food.Money was secured and they helped a 12 yr.old to get out of a window and try to get thru to some farmer's to see if they had extra food to sell.
The shops in town couldn't open,as their customers,couldn't get thru the high piles of snow.
Finally they got boys and immigrant men that had come to NY for work to shovel for 27.5 cents an hour.
One store with 1500 shovels to sell,sold them all in an hour.It was a landslide day for him,as he didn't know what to do with them
As a wise prophet once said, "One man's Misery is Another man's Prosperity. "
A lot happened in those 5 days,which thrilled some of the papers,as they never had much to print anyway,and papers that ordinarily sold for 2 cents,sold for 25 cents,as fast as they could print them. Of course there were innuendos and some downright lies printed there as well.
A lot of references can be found in the back of the book.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
September 13, 2022
Interesting but not fulfilling
This was a series of reminisces from 1930’s literature. The book is vignettes, usually a paragraph long, of one character. There was no linear information on when the snow began, how much fell, how cold was it or how hard the wind blew. There was no clear timetable for events. There was one little story after another. They were good stories, but left me wanting much more information on the storm, itself. The US Army had an effective weather service and it was even mentioned in the book, briefly, but no more details were forthcoming. Mostly it is tales of the transportation system breaking down and children being sent out on errands. I read about messages being sent to train stations and back and forth to newpapers and elsewhere,but no one mentioned who was doing all that walking to get these messages relayed. Were they killed? Were they hospitalized? Etc.
This was a series of reminisces from 1930’s literature. The book is vignettes, usually a paragraph long, of one character. There was no linear information on when the snow began, how much fell, how cold was it or how hard the wind blew. There was no clear timetable for events. There was one little story after another. They were good stories, but left me wanting much more information on the storm, itself. The US Army had an effective weather service and it was even mentioned in the book, briefly, but no more details were forthcoming. Mostly it is tales of the transportation system breaking down and children being sent out on errands. I read about messages being sent to train stations and back and forth to newpapers and elsewhere,but no one mentioned who was doing all that walking to get these messages relayed. Were they killed? Were they hospitalized? Etc.
January 2, 2019
Mary writes in an easy, yet very descriptive narration. I learned so much that was in addition to the blizzard itself, there are lots of side stores and the minutea of everyday life woven in, I learned so much more than facts about the storm, I learned a lot of how life was in general, human nature, the cultural norms of the time and the roles within society at the time. I grew up in the Berkshires on the MA/NY line and live in the Greater Springfield/Holyoke, MA area now and it was so interesting having these very places talked about in the book, I recognize what are in the pictures too! One of the Pittsfield, MA ones was only about three blocks up from the apartment building I just moved from that would have been built about 33 years later, I recognized many of the other buildings. I made it much more cooler! I love her writing and plan to read her other books now!
January 17, 2018
The Blizzard of (18)88 is filled with interesting stories and facts that came out of surviving this unusual storm. That being said, if you lived in the country and were use to using your survival skills and not relying on other people, departments and utilities, then it was merely another winter. That being said, for the "City People" this was bad news. However, it is amazing to see the sheer determination of these people to try to find a way into the job sites in such bad conditions. Many walked for miles in freezing conditions, risking their lives just to be "at work". And yes, some later considered this storm to be a "Good Ole Days" story.
December 25, 2018
The story of a blizzard that caused me to compare
When I first saw this book mentioned, I mistook it as the story of the “Blizzard of 78”, the storm that I most remember from 1978, now nearly 41 years ago, that affected the Northeast. Despite the fact that I chose to read about the storm of 1888, was interesting was how the blizzard that I recall had the same paralyzing affect as the storm from 90 years previous despite much better ability to predict weather patterns. The Blizzard of 1888 is a worthwhile read as it demonstrates the heroism and humanity that is within us when truly needed.
When I first saw this book mentioned, I mistook it as the story of the “Blizzard of 78”, the storm that I most remember from 1978, now nearly 41 years ago, that affected the Northeast. Despite the fact that I chose to read about the storm of 1888, was interesting was how the blizzard that I recall had the same paralyzing affect as the storm from 90 years previous despite much better ability to predict weather patterns. The Blizzard of 1888 is a worthwhile read as it demonstrates the heroism and humanity that is within us when truly needed.
May 19, 2021
This is a disaster book in the same category as Isaac's Storm by Erik Larson. Unfortunately it isn't nearly as good. Larson's book had a few people whom he followed throughout the events leading up to the storm, during it, and in the aftermath. The Blizzard of 88 has no unifying thread. It amounts to little more than a collection of anecdotes about what happened to various people, ships and trains. Each anecdote usually runs to little more than a paragraph or two at best. While the existence of this storm is interesting the book lacked the drama that it might have had if there had been some kind of theme to the story.
May 1, 2019
Very interesting read
Here in Iowa, we are familiar with blizzards. It was very interesting to read how one was dealt with in 1888, as well as in the east. I found it amusing about the Blizzard Society, as during the 2019 polar vortex here, there was a lot of reminiscing (myself included) about this area's "Great Blizzard of 1973" !! I did find this book entertaining and informative.
Here in Iowa, we are familiar with blizzards. It was very interesting to read how one was dealt with in 1888, as well as in the east. I found it amusing about the Blizzard Society, as during the 2019 polar vortex here, there was a lot of reminiscing (myself included) about this area's "Great Blizzard of 1973" !! I did find this book entertaining and informative.
February 24, 2020
that's 1888. wow! the blizzard loomed on a Sunday, when the entire National Weather Service was closed so employees could go to church. everything was buried under rain/then sleet/then snow, all under violent wind conditions and no one knew was coming. people set out for work, but their transportation and communications infrastructures were broken and unusable. and the horses they relied on were also unable to plow through the huge, unyielding drifts
a nightmare in white
a nightmare in white
December 16, 2017
My Kindle edition didn't have any photos. I do like some photos in books.
The title should have been "The Bizzard of 88...IN NEW YORK CITY".
It almost wholly describes events in NYC even while mentioning the blizzard was worse in Philadelphia; the author should have including some descriptions and events in other cities.
It was still an okay book.
The title should have been "The Bizzard of 88...IN NEW YORK CITY".
It almost wholly describes events in NYC even while mentioning the blizzard was worse in Philadelphia; the author should have including some descriptions and events in other cities.
It was still an okay book.
December 16, 2017
Blizzard Story
I learned of the blizzard of 88 in the southwest which led to the deaths of so many and to the reorganization of the beef business, and about the blizzard 88 in the Dakotas; but I had never heard of the blizzard in the east. The stories are awful and sometimes difficult to believe. The book is interesting and entertaining.
I learned of the blizzard of 88 in the southwest which led to the deaths of so many and to the reorganization of the beef business, and about the blizzard 88 in the Dakotas; but I had never heard of the blizzard in the east. The stories are awful and sometimes difficult to believe. The book is interesting and entertaining.
January 29, 2018
I loved the individual stories in this book - from children who were sent off to work in the storm to the cab drivers to people who found that after just a bit of walking, were dealing with frostbite. Some readers complained about these individual stories, but I found that this is what made each person an individual.
February 18, 2018
first book I have read on this storm, the Sandy of its day. Mary Cable tells the story of how the northeast dealt with the storm through anecdotes about people from all walks of life. A very quick and engaging read: I only would have liked to learn more about how the storm changed the way we approach storm preparedness and recovery as a society.
December 29, 2018
Worth pondering
We denizens of prosperous modern society are blissfully spared true hardship. Minor inconveniences are exaggerated beyond all proportion. Grace in the face of difficulties is absent. Patience is not even conceptualized. We would do well to read accounts like these, contemplate them at length, and thank God every day for our many blessings.
We denizens of prosperous modern society are blissfully spared true hardship. Minor inconveniences are exaggerated beyond all proportion. Grace in the face of difficulties is absent. Patience is not even conceptualized. We would do well to read accounts like these, contemplate them at length, and thank God every day for our many blessings.
February 7, 2019
Very detailed and easy reading!
This book not only gives wonderful details of the Great Blizzard of 1888 but it mixes them with the details of how people lived back in that day! The book was a great window to the past lives and experiences of those that survived and lived during the great storm! Well done!
This book not only gives wonderful details of the Great Blizzard of 1888 but it mixes them with the details of how people lived back in that day! The book was a great window to the past lives and experiences of those that survived and lived during the great storm! Well done!
September 4, 2020
Just a compilation of eyewitness accounts of the Bizzard that hit the East Coast in March 1888, which ushered in the need for subways and underground cables for telegraph and telephone. I am sure there are better organized historical accounts of this famous storm. I am glad I read it, but I am also glad it was an inexpensive electronic edition.
February 23, 2025
My second 'Blizzard Book' did not compare well to the first. It told a compelling story, but the plight of the average New York citygoer (the book spends much of its time there) seemed closer to an inconvenience than true life or death. The community suffered greatly, but the majority had many others around them to rely on.
December 26, 2017
Very informative and easy to read. Gave a true description of a major storm. Kept you wanting to read more.
Informative story of an historic storm. Kept you turning pages. Easy to read and writing style was captivating. Would read more by this author.
Informative story of an historic storm. Kept you turning pages. Easy to read and writing style was captivating. Would read more by this author.
January 15, 2018
This is a topic I love to read about, well this and any other disaster. This book was well researched but it seemed a bit repetitive. It just kept jumping all over the place. The facts are correct and the stories are good but there may have been a few too many included.
January 23, 2018
Very interesting
I enjoyed the accounts of individuals particularly. There was a great deal of historic value to the book along with the factual storyline of how people survived the event.
I enjoyed the accounts of individuals particularly. There was a great deal of historic value to the book along with the factual storyline of how people survived the event.
January 25, 2018
Easy Read
I found the book easy to read. I also also enjoyed the historical aspects of the book. This book discussed a time that most have forgotten about. It talked about all strata of society and how each dealt with such a blizzard.
I found the book easy to read. I also also enjoyed the historical aspects of the book. This book discussed a time that most have forgotten about. It talked about all strata of society and how each dealt with such a blizzard.
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