THE PERILOUS JOURNEY OF THE DONNER PARTY
by Calabro, Marian
- Used
- as new
- Condition
- As new
- ISBN 10
- 0439186897
- ISBN 13
- 9780439186896
- Seller
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Columbia, Missouri, United States
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Synopsis
On April 14, 1846, the Donner Party set out from Springfield, Illinois, in search of a better life in the largely unsettled California territory. The trip started well but eventually questionable choices and infighting delayed pioneers' attempt to cross the Sierra Nevada until winter. As the impassable snows closed in and their supplies dwindled to nothing, the group faced an almost hopeless struggle for survival that would push some toward the final taboo of cannibalism. Nearly half the members of the Donner Party were children. This account, filled with selections from the survivors' letters and diaries, focuses on the children's experiences, making it uniquely compelling and accessible to young readers. Index, bibliography, chronology, group rosters, suggestions for further research.
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- Bookseller
- Columbia Books, Inc. ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 98642
- Title
- THE PERILOUS JOURNEY OF THE DONNER PARTY
- Author
- Calabro, Marian
- Format/Binding
- Trade paperback
- Book Condition
- New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0439186897
- ISBN 13
- 9780439186896
- Publisher
- Scholastic
- Place of Publication
- Ny
- Date Published
- 2000
- Keywords
- CHILDRENS HISTORY. DONNER PARTY
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Columbia Books, Inc. ABAA/ILAB
About the Seller
Columbia Books, Inc. ABAA/ILAB
About Columbia Books, Inc. ABAA/ILAB
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