I just finished rereading The Long Winter by Laura Ingalls Wilder, it’s really interesting to see such a tale of survival told from the eyes of a child, it made me wonder if there are other works of both historical fiction as well as history books about how people survived especially hard winters in the past, like how the Ingalls family has to resort to twisting hay to have fuel to survive the cold when the coal runs out and such.
I’m from the far north of Norway so it’s always interesting and dare I say prudent in troubled times like these to pick up some tried and true survival skills while being entertained by a good book.
by Lady-Benkestok
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The Terror by Dan Simmons might be worth looking into. It’s based on the Franklin expedition which got trapped in ice while searching for the northwest passage.
The Children’s Blizzard by David Laskin. it recounts the devastating 1888 blizzard that struck the Great Plains, focusing on the immigrant families caught unprepared by the sudden, violent storm. The book details the tragic event, where an unseasonably warm January day turned into a deadly hurricane of snow, killing hundreds, many of them children walking home from school. Laskin uses the stories of several pioneer families to explore themes of frontier life, the harsh realities of the environment, and the immigrant experience.
https://almakatsubooks.com/books/the-hunger/
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