Snow, wind and frigid temperatures devastated parts of Wyoming and
neighboring states in 1949. For nearly two months, towns and ranches
were marooned by enormous drifts, some reportedly eighty feet tall. The
storm stranded hundreds of motorists on the highways and stalled nearly
two dozen trains at depots throughout the state. Communities pulled
together to assist not only their neighbors but also anyone unable to
escape the snowstorm. The deaths of motorists and livestock weighed
heavily on the minds of Americans as news spread nationwide. Author and
historian James Fuller recounts these harrowing stories of tenacity and
fortitude.