One Book author shares 'Blizzard' story

The Alliance Review
Author Melanie Benjamin speaks Thursday, March 23, 2023, during a One Book One Community presentation at Union Avenue United Methodist Church. Benjamin's visit to Alliance was the culmination of a months-long project.
Author Melanie Benjamin speaks Thursday, March 23, 2023, during a One Book One Community presentation at Union Avenue United Methodist Church. Benjamin's visit to Alliance was the culmination of a months-long project.

Author Melanie Benjamin spoke Thursday at Union Avenue United Methodist Church as the culminating event of Alliance’s One Book One Community program for 2023. Benjamin discussed her book, “The Children’s Blizzard,” during the event, which also included a book signing. The book detailed a little-known event in American history, an 1880s snowstorm in the Great Plains that killed 235 people, including many children. Historians say the storm came upon the region suddenly, and plunged temperatures in some areas by nearly 100 degrees.

Author Melanie Benjamin, right, speaks with Vicky Kugler, left, as she prepares to sign a copy of her book, "The Children's Blizzard," following Benjamin's talk Thursday, March 23, 2023, at Union Avenue United Methodist Church. Benjamin's book was Alliance's One Book One Community selection for 2023.
Author Melanie Benjamin, right, speaks with Vicky Kugler, left, as she prepares to sign a copy of her book, "The Children's Blizzard," following Benjamin's talk Thursday, March 23, 2023, at Union Avenue United Methodist Church. Benjamin's book was Alliance's One Book One Community selection for 2023.
Author Melanie Benjamin signed copies of her book, "The Children's Blizzard," on Thursday, March 23, 2023, at Union Avenue United Methodist Church in Alliance. The event was the culmination of the months-long One Book One Community project.
Author Melanie Benjamin signed copies of her book, "The Children's Blizzard," on Thursday, March 23, 2023, at Union Avenue United Methodist Church in Alliance. The event was the culmination of the months-long One Book One Community project.

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