{"product_id":"the-indifferent-stars-above-the-harrowing-saga-of-the-donner-party-9780061348112","title":"The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of the Donner Party","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the #1 bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Boys in the Boat\u003c\/em\u003e comes an unforgettable epic of family, tragedy, and survival on the American frontier\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"An ideal pairing of talent and material. ... Engrossing. ... A deft and ambitious storyteller.\" -- Mary Roach, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn April of 1846, twenty-one-year-old Sarah Graves, intent on a better future, set out west from Illinois with her new husband, her parents, and eight siblings. Seven months later, after joining a party of pioneers led by George Donner, they reached the Sierra Nevada Mountains as the first heavy snows of the season closed the pass ahead of them. In early December, starving and desperate, Sarah and fourteen others set out for California on snowshoes, and, over the next thirty-two days, endured almost unfathomable hardships and horrors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this gripping narrative, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling author Daniel James Brown sheds new light on one of the most legendary events in American history. Following every painful footstep of Sarah's journey with the Donner Party, Brown produces a tale both spellbinding and richly informative.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrown, Daniel James:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eDaniel James Brown is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Boys in the Boat\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eUnder a Flaming Sky: The Great Hinckley Firestorm of 1894\u003c\/em\u003e. He lives in the country east of Redmond, Washington, with his wife and two daughters.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mariner Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50579871662354,"sku":"9780061348112","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8c4678bb-315b-4e31-9228-267c36ff643a.jpg?v=1732005880","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-indifferent-stars-above-the-harrowing-saga-of-the-donner-party-9780061348112","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}