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Learn about the treacherous journey across the Sierra Nevada mountain range that isolated and trapped a group of pioneers heading to California for an entire winter in this latest addition to the New York Times Bestselling What Was? series.
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, bad decisions, and extreme weather that led to the demise of nearly half of the Donner Party in this book for young readers about one of California's first major disasters.
Editions of What Was the Donner Party?
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780593520758
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780593520741
- EBook
- ISBN 9780593520765
- AudioStreaming
- ISBN 9780593744925
- AudioStreaming
- ISBN 9780593744932
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Learn about the treacherous journey across the Sierra Nevada mountain range that isolated and trapped a group of pioneers heading to California for an entire winter in this latest addition to the New York Times Bestselling What Was? series.
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, bad decisions, and extreme weather that led to the demise of nearly half of the Donner Party in this book for young readers about one of California's first major disasters.
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What is What Was the Donner Party? about?
Learn about the treacherous journey across the Sierra Nevada mountain range that isolated and trapped a group of pioneers heading to California for an entire winter in this latest addition to the New York Times Bestselling What Was? series.
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, bad decisions, and extreme weather that led to the demise of nearly half of the Donner Party in this book for young readers about one of California's first major disasters.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in What Was the Donner Party??
Children’s, Teenage and Educational > Children’s / Teenage: Personal and social topics > Children’s / Teenage: Social issues / topics > Children’s / Teenage social topics: Accidents, disasters or emergencies
Where can I read a sample of What Was the Donner Party??
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780593520758
Is What Was the Donner Party? part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series What Was?
Who is/are the Author/s of the book What Was the Donner Party??
Ben Hubbard
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
What Was the Donner Party? is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780593520758) and paperback(ISBN 9780593520741) and ebook(ISBN 9780593520765) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9780593744925) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9780593744932)
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