I thought some of you might be interested in this book.
If you, like me, ate Laura Ingalls Wilder books for breakfast, lunch, and dinner as a kid, then this book might be… interesting… sobering… sad… and informative.
I could only read it in small bursts (it’s quite sad in places) but very, very interesting. Particluarly Laskin’s description of how this 1888 freak storm happened. If you watch the Weather Channel (or any good weather-caster) you’ll recognize some current news.
the morning of January 12, 1888…
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I’m almost done with it, actually. I’ve been telling everyone I meet that a. this has happened before and b. I’m so glad we live in the 21st century! No sod house to heat, no one is so isolated that this has hit them by surprise and there are emergency systems in place should people need rescuing.
Yeah, I’m pretty glad to be past telegraphs and not living on a dirt road. I’m still finishing it… it was so sad there for a bit, I started having nightmares about my own kids…