The indifferent stars above : the harrowing saga of a Donner Party bride
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Published
New York : Mariner Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2010.
Format
Book
Edition
First Mariner Books edition.
Status
Roy & Helen Hall Memorial Library - Adult Nonfiction
978.02092 BRO
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978.02092 BRO
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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 : Mariner Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2010.
Edition
First Mariner Books edition.
Physical Desc
xvi, 337, 18 pages, [8] pages of plates : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Originally published: W. Morrow, 2009.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
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.
Target Audience
0,Lexile.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Brown, D. (2010). The indifferent stars above: the harrowing saga of a Donner Party bride (First Mariner Books edition.). Mariner Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Brown, Daniel, 1951-. 2010. The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of a Donner Party Bride. Mariner Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.
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 Mariner Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2010.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Brown, Daniel. The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of a Donner Party Bride First Mariner Books edition., Mariner Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2010.
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