The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of a Donner Party Bride Paperback - 2009
by Daniel James Brown
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From the #1 bestselling author of The Boys in the Boat comes an unforgettable epic of family, tragedy, and survival on the American frontier
"An ideal pairing of talent and material.... Engrossing.... A deft and ambitious storyteller." - Mary Roach, New York Times Book Review
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.
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- Title The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of a Donner Party Bride
- Author Daniel James Brown
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Lgr
- Pages 576
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Harper Large Print, NY
- Date 2009-05-19
- Large Print Yes
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Large Print, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780061774737 / 0061774731
- Weight 1.38 lbs (0.63 kg)
- Dimensions 6.12 x 8.86 x 1.36 in (15.54 x 22.50 x 3.45 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 19th Century
- Chronological Period: 1800-1850
- Cultural Region: Western U.S.
- Cultural Region: West Coast
- Geographic Orientation: California
- Sex & Gender: Feminine
- Library of Congress subjects Large type books, West (U.S.) - Description and travel
- Dewey Decimal Code B
Media reviews
Citations
- New York Times Book Review, 07/25/2010, Page 20
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