The indifferent stars above: the harrowing saga of a Donner Party bride
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New York : William Morrow, c2009.
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xiv, 337 pages, [8] pages of plates : ill., ports; 24 cm
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A chronicle of the mid-nineteenth-century wagon train tragedy draws on the perspectives of one of its survivors, Sarah Graves, recounting how her new husband and she joined the Donner party on their California-bound journey and encountered violent perils, in an account that also offers insight into the scientific reasons that some died while others survived.
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Brides -- California -- Biography.
Brown, Daniel James, -- 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.
Special collections -- Sacramento Public Library.
West (U.S.) -- Description and travel.
Women pioneers -- California -- Biography.
Brown, Daniel James, -- 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.
Special collections -- Sacramento Public Library.
West (U.S.) -- Description and travel.
Women pioneers -- California -- Biography.
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Format:
Book
Edition:
1st ed.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780061348105 :, 0061348104 :, 9781615237692, 1615237690, 9780061348112
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [325]-337).
Description
A chronicle of the mid-nineteenth-century wagon train tragedy draws on the perspectives of one of its survivors, Sarah Graves, recounting how her new husband and she joined the Donner party on their California-bound journey and encountered violent perils, in an account that also offers insight into the scientific reasons that some died while others survived.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Brown, D. J. (2009). The indifferent stars above: the harrowing saga of a Donner Party bride. New York, William Morrow.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Brown, Daniel James, 1951-. 2009. The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of a Donner Party Bride. New York, William Morrow.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Brown, Daniel James, 1951-, The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of a Donner Party Bride. New York, William Morrow, 2009.
MLA Citation (style guide)Brown, Daniel James. The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of a Donner Party Bride. New York, William Morrow, 2009.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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