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Brown, Daniel, 1951-
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Fosdick, Sarah Graves, 1825-1871.
Brown, Daniel James, 1951- -- Travel -- West (U.S.)
Donner Party.
Women pioneers -- California -- Biography.
Brides -- California -- Biography.
Pioneers -- California -- History -- 19th century.
Overland journeys to the Pacific.
Frontier and pioneer life -- California.
Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.) -- History -- 19th century.
West (U.S.) -- Description and travel.
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Brown, Daniel, 1951-
Fosdick, Sarah Graves, 1825-1871.
Brown, Daniel James, 1951- -- Travel -- West (U.S.)
Donner Party.
Women pioneers -- California -- Biography.
Brides -- California -- Biography.
Pioneers -- California -- History -- 19th century.
Overland journeys to the Pacific.
Frontier and pioneer life -- California.
Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.) -- History -- 19th century.
West (U.S.) -- Description and travel.
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The indifferent stars above : the harrowing saga of a Donner Party bride / Daniel James Brown.
by
Brown, Daniel, 1951-
William Morrow, 2009.
Call #:
978.02092 B877i
Subjects
Fosdick, Sarah Graves, 1825-1871.
Brown, Daniel James, 1951-
--
Travel
--
West (U.S.)
Donner Party.
Women
pioneers
--
California
--
Biography
.
Brides
--
California
--
Biography
.
Pioneers
--
California
--
History
--
19th century.
Overland journeys to the Pacific.
Frontier and pioneer life
--
California
.
Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.)
--
History
--
19th century.
West (U.S.)
--
Description and travel.
ISBN:
9780061348112 (pbk.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Description:
xiv, 337 p., [8] p. of leaves : ill. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references.
Summary:
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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978.02092 B877i
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