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New York City
March 12, 1888
New Yorkers woke to the worst blizzard in American history. Fifteen thousand passengers stranded on elevated trains. The East River frozen solid. Four hundred dead. And one stubborn former senator who refused to pay for a cab — and walked two and a half miles into legend.
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March 12, 1888
New Yorkers woke to the worst blizzard in American history. Fifteen thousand passengers stranded on elevated trains. The East River frozen solid. Four hundred dead. And one stubborn former senator who refused to pay for a cab — and walked two and a half miles into legend.
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We invite you to our other PULPULAR MEDIA podcasts:
If disaster is more your jam, check out CATASTROPHIC CALAMITIES, telling the stories of famous and forgotten tragedies of the 19th and 20th centuries. What could go wrong? Everything!
For brand-new tales in the old clothes from the golden era of popular literature, give your ears a treat with PULP MAGAZINES with two new stories every week.
This episode includes AI-generated content.
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