The blizzard came unexpectedly on a relatively warm day, and many people were caught unaware, including children in one-room schoolhouses. The weather prediction for the day …

The blizzard of January 12, 1888, which became known as the “Children’s Blizzard” because so many children died trying to go home from school, was one of the deadliest winter storms in …

Based on actual oral histories of survivors, the novel follows the stories of Raina and Gerda Olsen, two sisters, both schoolteachers--one who becomes a hero of the storm, and one who …

Nov 13, 2009 · On January 12, 1888, the so-called “ Schoolchildren’s Blizzard ” kills 235 people, many of whom were children on their way home from school, across the Northwest Plains …

In the end, the storm took between 200 and 300 lives, many of them children. It’s remembered in mosaic near the ceiling of the Great Hall in the State Capitol Building in Lincoln, it’s recalled in …

The Children’s Blizzard by David Laskin is an account of a devastating natural disaster that took place in 1888. Affecting multiple Midwestern states, the blizzard claimed the lives of many …

Jan 18, 2024 · David Laskin's book "The Children's Blizzard" (2004), painstakingly researched the stories of the families, children of witnesses, teachers, and journals, to bring this incredible and …

Nicknamed "The Children’s Blizzard," this devastating storm resulted in the deaths of many children on their walk home from school. A contributing factor to the death toll was the poor …

The Jan. 12, 1888, "Schoolchildren's Blizzard" swept across the Great Plains, killing at least 235 people — and possibly up to 500, according to some estimates — many of whom were …

January 12, 1888, blizzard that struck Kingsbury County, Dakota Territory, with no prior warning, and title of 2004 book by David Laskin. There are about forty disabled engines on this division, …