Author: David Laskin
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ISBN: 9780739453674
Category : Blizzards
Languages : en
Pages : 307
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The gripping story of an epic prairie snowstorm that killed hundreds of newly arrived settlers and cast a shadow on the promise of the American frontier. January 12, 1888, began as an unseasonably warm morning across Nebraska, the Dakotas, and Minnesota, the weather so mild that children walked to school without coats and gloves. But that afternoon, without warning, the atmosphere suddenly, violently changed. One moment the air was calm; the next the sky exploded in a raging chaos of horizontal snow and hurricane-force winds. Temperatures plunged as an unprecedented cold front ripped through the center of the continent. By Friday morning, January 13, some five hundred people lay dead on the drifted prairie, many of them children who had perished on their way home from country schools. In a few terrifying hours, the hopes of the pioneers had been blasted by the bitter realities of their harsh environment. Recent immigrants from Germany, Norway, Denmark, and the Ukraine learned that their free homestead was not a paradise but a hard, unforgiving place governed by natural forces they neither understood nor controlled. With the storm as its dramatic, heartbreaking focal point, The Children's Blizzard captures this pivotal moment in American history by tracing the stories of five families who were forever changed that day. Drawing on family interviews and memoirs, as well as hundreds of contemporary accounts, David Laskin creates an intimate picture of the men, women, and children who made choices they would regret as long as they lived. Here too is a meticulous account of the evolution of the storm and the vain struggle of government forecasters to track its progress. The blizzard of January 12, 1888, is still remembered on the prairie. Children fled that day while their teachers screamed into the relentless roar. Husbands staggered into the blinding wind in search of wives. Fathers collapsed while trying to drag their children to safety. In telling the story of this meteorological catastrophe, the deadliest blizzard ever to hit the prairie states, David Laskin has produced a masterful portrait of a tragic crucible in the settlement of the American heartland.
Author: Dawn McClure
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781080773565
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 416
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What if the one that got away came back?Once burned, twice hell naw. It had taken Misty Evans four long years to get her life back on track, so there was no way in hell she was going to hook back up with the boy who'd derailed it. She'd just graduated college, nailed down her dream job, and was set to head out of Garner, the small town that held too many memories she wanted to forget. David was nothing but a roadblock, and she wouldn't hesitate to blow past him going ninety, a one-finger salute her only goodbye.Whoever said you couldn't go home again had never lived in Garner, South Dakota.David Buchanan allowed guilt, family trouble, and fear chase him out of his hometown four years ago, but now that he'd pulled a stint in the Marine Corps, he was built to adapt and overcome. Unfortunately, the Marine Corps had never prepared him for the wall that Misty had built. Those bricks were damn near impenetrable. But one thing he'd learned from his past mistakes--you never give up on those you love.A Dakota storm changes everything.As Misty struggles with memories and desires she hasn't felt in years, a tornado slams through Garner, obliterating everything it touches--including the wall she'd erected between herself and David. Though common sense tells her to reconstruct it and keep a safe distance from the boy who'd broken her heart, the real reason David left Garner surfaces, and she's suddenly faced with a future that she'd once thought was dead and buried.
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Category : Storms
Languages : en
Pages : 772
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Author: Elizabeth Raum
Publisher: Reycraft Books
ISBN: 9781478870586
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 192
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No matter how hard twelve-year-old North Olson tries to do what's right, he can't seem to please his dad. When a major flood threatens to destroy his hometown, North is left in charge of his little sister Rosie. A blizzard blows in and his great-grandmother disappears. Can North find his great-grandmother and keep Rosie safe as the flood waters continue to rise? Will he finally make his dad proud?
Author: David Laskin
Publisher: Zondervan
ISBN: 0061866520
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 337
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“David Laskin deploys historical fact of the finest grain to tell the story of a monstrous blizzard that caught the settlers of the Great Plains utterly by surprise. . . . This is a book best read with a fire roaring in the hearth and a blanket and box of tissues near at hand.” — Erik Larson, author of The Devil in the White City “Heartbreaking. . . . This account of the 1888 blizzard reads like a thriller.” — Entertainment Weekly The gripping true story of an epic prairie snowstorm that killed hundreds of newly arrived settlers and cast a shadow on the promise of the American frontier. January 12, 1888, began as an unseasonably warm morning across Nebraska, the Dakotas, and Minnesota, the weather so mild that children walked to school without coats and gloves. But that afternoon, without warning, the atmosphere suddenly, violently changed. One moment the air was calm; the next the sky exploded in a raging chaos of horizontal snow and hurricane-force winds. Temperatures plunged as an unprecedented cold front ripped through the center of the continent. By the next morning, some five hundred people lay dead on the drifted prairie, many of them children who had perished on their way home from country schools. In a few terrifying hours, the hopes of the pioneers had been blasted by the bitter realities of their harsh environment. Recent immigrants from Germany, Norway, Denmark, and the Ukraine learned that their free homestead was not a paradise but a hard, unforgiving place governed by natural forces they neither understood nor controlled. With the storm as its dramatic, heartbreaking focal point, The Children's Blizzard captures this pivotal moment in American history by tracing the stories of five families who were forever changed that day. David Laskin has produced a masterful portrait of a tragic crucible in the settlement of the American heartland. The P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more.
Author: T J Renner
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 314
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For Sale: The United States of America My Navy SEAL father trained me to survive the impossible. I'd never had to kill another human before, but, well, when they came at me, it wasn't supposed to be easy. There wasn't a need for such training until terrorist explosions caused the ice fields to split apart and drift south into the Gulf Stream. Temperatures plummeted. A bitter cold had its way with the cities, and then the ground turned to ice and disappeared. Hundreds of thousands died. The president ordered everyone to move south and make a new home anywhere they could find dirt. Survival brought chaos and killing. Our choice to stay in the frozen north seemed simple, but we had to adapt and live one step ahead of death. My best friend is a wolf named Asena. She is the only one I can talk to because my father, Decker Storm, is all business with my training. Our only neighbors are Mike and Phoenix McKenna. Phoenix is my age, and, well, there isn't another boy for a thousand miles. His good looks make my stomach tickle. Many people pass near us on the long journey south, in search of hope. The blood in their veins has slowed to a crawl. Each would kill for a cup of gasoline or a slice of bread. I promised myself to protect Phoenix from harm, no matter what. Well, I messed up on that one, big time. I wasn't there when they came. I will find them and then deal with the rest. NOT WITHOUT WARNING is a visually stunning thrill ride and a rock-solid survival story that could soon be our reality. A must read for fans of Captain Marvel, The Hunger Games, Throne of Glass or Wool.
Author: Library of Congress
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Subject headings, Library of Congress
Languages : en
Pages : 1992
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Author: Library of Congress. Cataloging Policy and Support Office
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Subject headings, Library of Congress
Languages : en
Pages : 1662
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Author: Lauren Tarshis
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 0545919797
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 109
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Bestselling author Lauren Tarshis tackles the Children's Blizzard of 1888 in this latest installment of the groundbreaking, New York Times bestselling I Survived series. Eleven-year-old John Hale has already survived one brutal Dakota winter, and now he's about to experience one of the deadliest blizzards in American history. The storm of 1888 was a monster, a frozen hurricane that slammed into America's midwest without warning. Within hours, America's prairie would be buried under ten feet of snow. Hundreds would be dead, thousands terrified and lost and freezing. John never wanted to move to the wide-open prairie. He's a city kid, not a tough pioneer! But his inner strength is seriously tested when he finds himself trapped in the blinding snow, the wind like a giant crushing hammer, pounding him over and over again. Will John ever find his way home?
Author: Jeffery Sims
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1312683155
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 64
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The Enhanced Edition of the book could STILL save your life! The No-Nonsense Guide To Blizzard Safety (Enhanced Edition has new material and more editing! This guide is designed to provide a comprehensive source for the latest research related to blizzard safety. Subjects covered include: providing a basic survey-level understanding of blizzards; how to be proactive in preparing for a blizzard; providing suggestions by government and weather professionals/researchers on the best courses of action before, during, & after a blizzard; what to do if trapped in a blizzard; what life-or-death issues remain after a blizzard. WHAT'S NEW: Larger book size, added information, greater editing, more images, and added appendices.
