The notorious true story of a group of pioneers forced to make impossible decisions when trapped in the mountains for an entire winter-part of the New York Times bestselling What Was? series, featuring 16 pages of photos.
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. Theirs is a story of miscalculations, bad decisions, and extreme weather-but it's also a story of survival and bravery among everyday people.
| ISBN: | 9780593520741 |
| Publication date: | 12th August 2024 |
| Author: | Ben Hubbard |
| Illustrator: | Tim Foley |
| Publisher: | Penguin Workshop an imprint of Penguin Young Readers Group |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 106 pages |
| Series: | What Was? |
| Genres: |
Children’s / Teenage social topics: Accidents, disasters or emergencies Children’s / Teenage general interest: Weather and climate Educational: Earth sciences History |
The notorious true story of a group of pioneers forced to make impossible decisions when trapped in the mountains for an entire winter-part of the New York Times bestselling What Was? series, featuring 16 pages of photos.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.
What Was the Donner Party? features in the following genres: Children’s / Teenage social topics: Accidents, disasters or emergencies, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Weather and climate, Educational: Earth sciences, History
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What Was the Donner Party? was written by Ben Hubbard and published by Penguin Workshop an imprint of Penguin Young Readers Group
What Was the Donner Party? has 106 pages
Yes it is part of What Was? series