Summary
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 s... Full description
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Main Language
English
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English
Edition
1st Harper Perennial ed.
Subjects
Blizzards > Middle West > History > 19th century.
Prairies > Middle West > History > 19th century.
Children > Middle West > Death > History > 19th century.
Hypothermia > Middle West > History > 19th century.
Pioneers > Middle West > History > 19th century.
Pioneers > Middle West > Biography.
Immigrants > Middle West > History > 19th century.
Immigrants > Middle West > Biography.