On March 12, 1888, hurricane-force winds and unrelenting snow began to bring the East Coast, from Virginia to Maine, to its knees. During the next three days, the Great Blizzard raged out of control, devastating every community in its path.
Through the eyes and words of survivors and victims alike, as well as the careful research for which Newberry Honor Award winner Jim Murphy is known, listeners will experience one of the most devastating natural disasters in U.S. history and understand why, from that day on, life in the United States was forever changed.
For family listening, ages 8 and up.
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"Interesting to compare and contrast to "The Long Winter" by Laura Ingalls Wilder. Interesting end statement on local governments and what their responsibilities are. " — Cindi (4 out of 5 stars)
"Interesting to compare and contrast to "The Long Winter" by Laura Ingalls Wilder. Interesting end statement on local governments and what their responsibilities are. "
" Yet another piece of history I somehow missed out on hearing! Very interesting account. "
" So interesting! Made me appreciate the strength of nature. "
" I would really enjoy reading this with a young adult yooper! "
" Top notch research by Jim Murphy. I was surprised to learn how much changed due to this infamous 1888 blizzard. "
" Interesting NF account of the blizzard of 1888. I could relate to many of the events as I still have vivid memories of the blizzard on 1978! "
" It was interesting but not consistently engaging. "
Jim Murphy is an editor and writer with more than a dozen books for young readers to his credit. Research Mr. Murphy was doing on the Civil War inspired his book The Boys’ War, as well as The Long Road to Gettysburg.
Taylor Mali is the former president of Poetry Slam, Inc., and one of the most well-known poets to have emerged from the poetry slam movement. He is the author of two books of poetry, What Learning Leaves and The Last Time as We Are, and four CDs of spoken word. He has appeared on the first two seasons of HBO’s Def Poetry Jam and won the jury prize for best one-man show at the United States Comedy Arts Festival. A passionate advocate of teachers, he travels the country recruiting the next generation of teachers with his 1,000 Teachers Campaign. Taylor lives in New York.
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