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From the #1 bestselling author of The Boys in the Boat and Facing the Mountain 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.
ASIN : B0026SCNDQ
Publisher : Mariner Books; 1st edition (April 17, 2009)
Publication date : April 17, 2009
Language : English
File size : 4.6 MB
Text-to-Speech : Enabled
Screen Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
X-Ray : Enabled
Word Wise : Enabled
Print length : 468 pages
Customers say
Customers find the book well-written and captivating. They appreciate the thorough research and contextual information. The narrative tale interspersed with historical data and modern scientific research is described as captivating, personal, and unique to America. Readers appreciate the vivid visual style that paints a vivid picture of the landscapes these people traveled through. The emotional content is described as gripping and deeply affecting.
