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41) The Donner Party
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
[2006]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"In graphic novel format, tells the story of the Donner Party's struggle to reach California despite harsh weather and starvation"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"In the winter of 1846-47, a group of eighty-seven pioneers heading from the Midwest to California found themselves snowbound in the Sierra Nevada mountain range with no way forward and no food or supplies. While forty-eight of the group members survived,the others perished due to extreme weather, starvation, and illness. To survive, the remaining people resorted to extreme measures . . . including cannibalism. Learn about the many miscalculations,...
Author
Language
English
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,...
Author
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In 1846, the eighty-seven members of the Donner Party left Illinois to begin a new life in California. Many pioneers made this journey, but the Donner Party faced delays and terrible misfortune. Trapped with few supplies in the snowy Sierra Nevada for the winter, what would the travelers do to survive? To understand the impact of a disaster, you must understand its causes. How did taking an untested shortcut affect the Donner Party's progress? How...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
Another fan-favorite Hazardous Tale gets BIG! This special edition of Donner Dinner Party features a larger trim size, a deluxe package, and 16 pages of bonus material, including research photos, sketches, and mini-comics from the author. The Donner Party expedition is one of the most notorious stories in all of American history, but it s also a fascinating snapshot of the westward expansion of the US, and the families and individuals who sacrificed...
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"In the spring of 1846, the Donner and Reed families joined a wagon train bound for California in hopes of a better life. But when the party took an untested shortcut, it set them down a tragic path. As they crossed the Sierra Nevada, heavy snow fell in the mountain pass. They were trapped. Supplies were already low, and now they faced a winter of starvation. Told through the gripping, full-color graphic novel format, this Deadly Expeditions tale...
Author
Publisher
Charterhouse
Pub. Date
[1973]
Language
English
Description
Presents a story of terrible hardship and awesome courage - a story that aims to increase our understanding of what kind of people made this nation and what a full and immeasurable price they paid.
In 1846 several hundred wagons set out from Independence, Missouri, to follow the California Trail. One group, the Donner Party, braver or more foolhardy than the rest, chose an untried route that would shorten the distance. It did. It also subjected them...
Series
Publisher
Channel 5 Public Broadcasting, Inc
Pub. Date
c2002
Language
English
Description
"In this episode, Chris and Dave start out in Sparks and head north to Spanish Springs for a hike though a canyon, which features a large number of petroglyphs. Guide Alvin McLane points out an example of solar interaction that illustrates how ancient people tracked the sun's movement. Then, it's across the valley and up to Tahoe Meadows for a little snowshoeing. The next morning begins in Verdi, west of Reno, where they walk a stretch of the actual...
57) Wheels west
Author
Publisher
Hastings House
Pub. Date
[1955]
Language
English
Description
The story of the Donner party, told as it must have appeared to one of its members, James Frazier Reed
Author
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
The Donner Party expedition is one of the most notorious stories in all of American history. It's also a fascinating snapshot of the westward expansion of the United States, and the families and individuals who sacrificed so much to build new lives in a largely unknown landscape. From the preparation for the journey to each disastrous leg of the trip, this book shows the specific bad decisions that led to the party's predicament in the Sierra Nevada...
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