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In 1888, a huge storm unexpectedly swept across the American plains. Many of its victims were children returning home from school. The end result of the sweep of the storm was that more than half of the people who lived on the plains ended up moving and leaving the plains by the beginning of the next century.
David Laskin tells the stories of many of those caught in the storm, most of whom were recently arrived immigrants from Europe in search of farmland.
David Laskin tells the stories of many of those caught in the storm, most of whom were recently arrived immigrants from Europe in search of farmland.
Read like 3 books wrapped into one.
1. The history of the families.
2. The meteorological technicalities and political backstory.
3. The actual event.
Reading this sitting in a warm home in Nebraska during a snowstorm with sub-zero temperatures drives home the point of how far we have come in very few years. The people who lived these lives were tougher and carried more determination and will than most people today even dream of possessing.
1. The history of the families.
2. The meteorological technicalities and political backstory.
3. The actual event.
Reading this sitting in a warm home in Nebraska during a snowstorm with sub-zero temperatures drives home the point of how far we have come in very few years. The people who lived these lives were tougher and carried more determination and will than most people today even dream of possessing.
True story of the storm that inspired Laura Ingalls Wilder's "The Long Winter." Very suspenseful!
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Such a sad book. Makes a person realize how easy our lives our now. It really makes me want to read the Little House books again.
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