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Murphy, Jim

Blizzard!: The Storm That Changed America

136 pp. | Scholastic | November, 2000 | Trade ISBN 0-590-67309-2 $$18.95
(1) 4-6 In March of 1888, two massive weather systems converged on the northeastern United States, precipitating gale-force winds, heavy snows, and subzero weather. Drawing on extensive newspaper articles, histories of the period, and archived letters and journals, Murphy writes of the storm through the experiences of a number of people. Each provides him entry into background discussions covering the political and social conditions of that time. Ind.
Reviewer: Betty Carter | Horn Book Magazine Issue: January, 2001

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