Describes the 1888 storm on the American plains that came to be known as the School Children's Blizzard, examining its devastating impact on the region's Northern European immigrants.

Traces the history of the 20th century through the story of an extraordinary Jewish family, recounting how the author's 19th-century ancestors were separated by period upheavals in western Russia and went on to become the founders of the Maidenform Bra Company, pioneers in the contentious birth of Israel, and victims of the Holocaust.

"Laskin's narrative captures it all—the fervor, the drugs, the sex, the politics, the magic, the tragedy of the 60s and 70s and most of all the angst of that wonderful, terrible time. A fun, transporting, and evocative read." —Daniel James Brown, New York Times bestselling author of The Boys in the Boat
A turbulent coming-of-age novel about a young man who loses his innocence and finds his soul in the ferment of New York City...