Schoolchildren's Blizzard | Not Forgotten | 5

Schoolchildren's Blizzard | Not Forgotten | 5

Early settlers to the Midwest were accustomed to harsh winters, but the blizzard that hit the Great Plains on January 12th, 1888 caught thousands of pioneer families off guard. The storm was especially brutal for children trying to find their way home from rural schoolhouses. Author David Laskin joins host Mike Corey to talk about how he pieced together the stories of the blizzard, and how the event lives on in the memory of their descendants. Laskin is the award-winning author of The Children’s Blizzard, and The Family.

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Schoolchildren's Blizzard | The Frozen Remains  | 4

Schoolchildren's Blizzard | The Frozen Remains | 4

By the morning of January 13th, 1888, the blizzard had passed, and a frantic search for survivors began. Farmer Johann Albrecht looked for his missing son, and Wilhelm Woebbecke hunted for his foster ...

17 Helmi 42min

Schoolchildren's Blizzard | Exposed | 3

Schoolchildren's Blizzard | Exposed | 3

As the blizzard raged, its winds blew up to 60 miles per hour. Those caught out in the storm faced white-out conditions. With few landmarks on the flat prairie, even residents who knew the area well f...

10 Helmi 33min

Schoolchildren's Blizzard | Into the Swirling White | 2

Schoolchildren's Blizzard | Into the Swirling White | 2

On January 12th, 1888, residents of the Dakota Territory and Nebraska woke to an unseasonably warm day. Farmers took advantage of the mild weather to tend to chores and children headed off to school i...

3 Helmi 40min

Schoolchildren's Blizzard | No Warning | 1

Schoolchildren's Blizzard | No Warning | 1

In the 1800s millions of people moved to the American midwest, drawn by promises of cheap, fertile land. But they were caught unprepared in January 1888, when a cold front swept down from Canada and c...

27 Tammi 39min

Madre de Dios: Stranded in the Amazon | Still Waters | 3

Madre de Dios: Stranded in the Amazon | Still Waters | 3

More than a week into their ordeal, Fitz and Holly FitzGerald are trapped deep in a jungle swamp. Jaguars scream in the night, insects ravage their skin, and starvation is taking hold. With no way out...

20 Tammi 47min

Madre de Dios: Stranded in the Amazon | Dead End | 2

Madre de Dios: Stranded in the Amazon | Dead End | 2

Fitz and Holly FitzGerald set out on their handmade raft, the Pink Palace, drifting down the Madre de Dios under sparkling sunlight. But when night falls, everything changes. After a tense encounter a...

13 Tammi 47min

Madre de Dios: Stranded in the Amazon | Delayed Honeymoon | 1

Madre de Dios: Stranded in the Amazon | Delayed Honeymoon | 1

In 1973, American newlyweds Fitz and Holly FitzGerald travel to Peru, hoping to ride a riverboat down the wild Madre de Dios River on their way to Bolivia — and ultimately, the Amazon. But from the st...

6 Tammi 43min

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