**The _New York Times_ bestselling author of _The Aviator's Wife_ reveals a little-known story of courage on the prairie: the freak blizzard that struck the Great Plains, threatening the lives of hundreds of immigrant homesteaders--especially their children.** The morning of January 12, 1888, was
The Children's Blizzard
β Scribed by Laskin, David
- Book ID
- 106727873
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 1 MB
- Category
- Fiction
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