The indifferent stars above : the harrowing saga of a Donner Party bride
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Author
Published
New York : William Morrow, [2009].
Edition
1st edition
Physical Desc
xiv, 337 pages, [8] pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Status
Sierra View Library - Adult Nonfiction
979.4 BROWN 2009
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979.4 BROWN 2009
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Northwest Reno Library - Adult Nonfiction | 979.4 BROWN 2009 | Checked Out | May 14, 2024 |
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Brides -- California -- Biography.
Brown, Daniel, -- 1951- -- Travel -- West (U.S.).
Donner Party
Fosdick, Sarah Graves, -- 1825-1871.
Frontier and pioneer life -- California
Overland journeys to the Pacific
Pioneers -- California -- History -- 19th century
Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.) -- History -- 19th century.
West (U.S.) -- Description and travel
Women pioneers -- California -- Biography
Brown, Daniel, -- 1951- -- Travel -- West (U.S.).
Donner Party
Fosdick, Sarah Graves, -- 1825-1871.
Frontier and pioneer life -- California
Overland journeys to the Pacific
Pioneers -- California -- History -- 19th century
Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.) -- History -- 19th century.
West (U.S.) -- Description and travel
Women pioneers -- California -- Biography
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Published
New York : William Morrow, [2009].
Format
Book
Edition
1st edition
Street Date
0906
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Description
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 Sarahs journey with the Donner Party, Brown produces a tale both spellbinding and richly informative.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Brown, D. (2009). The indifferent stars above: the harrowing saga of a Donner Party bride (1st edition). William Morrow.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Brown, Daniel, 1951-. 2009. The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of a Donner Party Bride. William Morrow.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Brown, Daniel, 1951-. The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of a Donner Party Bride William Morrow, 2009.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Brown, Daniel. The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of a Donner Party Bride 1st edition, William Morrow, 2009.
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