The Children's Blizzard by David Laskin

The Children's Blizzard

David Laskin

307 pages first pub 2004 (editions)

nonfiction historical history informative sad slow-paced
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On the afternoon of January 12, 1888, a devastating blizzard swept across the Great Plains. Five hundred people, mostly immigrants and schoolchildren, were left dead; the catastrophe would forever cast a shadow on the promise of the American front...

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Moods

informative 92%
sad 85%
dark 46%
emotional 33%
tense 24%
reflective 22%
adventurous 16%
challenging 12%
hopeful 5%
inspiring 5%

Pace

medium 51%
slow 35%
fast 12%

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