The Childrens' Blizzard of '88 - The Storm that Changed America
There had never been anything like it. Thousands of immigrant families were trapped in deep snow with sub-zero temperatures in log huts they had barely managed to cobble together. In "The Childrens' Blizzard", Author David Laskin describes the monstrous blizzard of '88 that stranded the Donner party in the Rockies and created a heart breaking nightmare for unsuspecting settlers in the Midwest. Laskin delves into the freakish physics of extreme cold and the desperate drive for people to survive to live another day.
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The Children's Blizzard, by David Laskin (2005 - 368pp)
Tragic story of the impact of the Blizzard of '88 as it swept suddenly upon unsuspecting immigrant settlers of the Great Plains threatening the lives of children, adults and precious livestock.