01332cam a2200313 4500 76331704 TxAuBib 20070129120000.0 070129t20052004||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780060520762 pbk. $13.95 0060520760 pbk. $13.95 NjBwBT NjBwBT TxAuBib Laskin, David, 1953- The children's blizzard / David Laskin. 1st Harper Perennial ed. New York : Harper Perennial, 2005. ©2004. ix, 307, 16 p. : ill., map ; 21 cm. Originally published: New York : HarperCollins, 2004. Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-289) and index. Describes the deadly 1888 snowstorm in the Great Plains that killed more than five hundred people including numerous schoolchildren, describing how the storm devastated immigrant families and dramatically affected pioneer advancement. 20070129. Blizzards History. Great Plains History 19th century. Children Middle West Death History. Hypothermia Middle West History. Frontier and pioneer life Middle West. aMiddle West History 19th century.