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"On January 12, 1888, a devastating blizzard swept across Nebraska, the Dakotas, and Minnesota. The day had begun as an unseasonably warm morning with the weather so mild that children traipsed off to their one-roomed schools wearing very little wraps. Farmers went to their fields and barns to tend their animals and work their lands. They, too, were devoid of coats and gloves due to the warmth of the weather. With the coming of mid-afternoon, without warning, the atmosphere suddenly and violently changed. Where the air had been calm one moment, in the next instance the sky sent snow that seemed to be falling in a horizontal pattern due to hurricane-forced winds.
Teaches, for various reasons, closed the schools and sent their pupils homeward. Many never saw their homes or families again. Heroes and heroines were made that day, although their simplest intentions were to save their own lives and the lives of those in their charge. By the following morning some five hundred people lay dead on the plains, frozen where they had dropped, and now buried beneath the drifted snow.
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Mary Trotter Kion, Resident Scholar
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| Review Analysis of The Children's Blizzard |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Kind Of History
Time of history:
- 19th century
History of disaster/tragedy?
Yes
Kind of disaster:
- Very hot/cold weather
Nationality?
- American-Midwest
Subjects of this Historical Account
Ethnicity (if plays a major part)
- European/White
Is the portrayal sympathetic?
- Sympathetic
From a certain profession/group?
- farmers
Intelligence of subject of
history:
- Naive
Main Adversary
From a certain profession/group?
- farmers
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- throughout most of the book.
Nationality?
- Scandinavian
Ethnicity? (if plays big part)
- White/European
Is the portrayal sympathetic?
- Sympathetic
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Midwest
Farm/Ranch:
- farm
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee
Farms/Ranches?
Yes
Style
How much gore?
- 3 (some)
How fast-paced is the book?
- 10 (a tremendous amount)
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Book makes you feel...
- in awe
How much focus on stories of individuals?
- Focuses mostly on history of key players
How much romance?
- 2 (a little)
Minor characters feature lots of:
- farmers
Is this a kid's book?
- Ages 16-Adult
Pictures/Illustrations?
- A handful
Maps necessary?
- Maps not in sufficient detail
How much emphasis on small details?
- 10 (a tremendous amount)
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