Bibliograph

The indifferent stars above, the harrowing saga of a Donner Party bride, Daniel James Brown

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The indifferent stars above, the harrowing saga of a Donner Party bride, Daniel James Brown

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The indifferent stars above

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Daniel James Brown

Sub title

the harrowing saga of a Donner Party bride

Summary

From the #1 bestselling author of The Boys in the Boat comes an unforgettable epic of family, tragedy, and survival on the American frontier. In April of 1846, twenty-one-year-old Sarah Graves, intent on a better future, set out west from Illinois with her new husband, her parents, and eight siblings. Seven months later, after joining a party of pioneers led by George Donner, they reached the Sierra Nevada Mountains as the first heavy snows of the season closed the pass ahead of them. In early December, starving and desperate, Sarah and fourteen others set out for California on snowshoes, and, over the next thirty-two days, endured almost unfathomable hardships and horrors. In this gripping narrative, New York Times bestselling author Daniel James Brown sheds new light on one of the most legendary events in American history. Following every painful footstep of Sarah's journey with the Donner Party, Brown produces a tale both spellbinding and richly informative

Target audience

adult

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