{"product_id":"the-snow-fell-three-graves-deep-voices-from-the-donner-party-9780763663247","title":"The Snow Fell Three Graves Deep: Voices from the Donner Party","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn powerful, vivid verse, the master behind\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Watch That Ends the Night\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003erecounts one of history's most harrowing--and chilling--tales of survival.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1846, a group of emigrants bound for California face a choice: continue on their planned route or take a shortcut into the wilderness. Eighty-nine of them opt for the untested trail, a decision that plunges them into danger and desperation and, finally, the unthinkable. From extraordinary poet and novelist Allan Wolf comes a riveting retelling of the ill-fated journey of the Donner party across the Sierra Nevadas during the winter of 1846-1847. Brilliantly narrated by multiple voices, including world-weary, taunting, and all-knowing Hunger itself, this novel-in-verse examines a notorious chapter in history from various perspectives, among them caravan leaders George Donner and James Reed, Donner's scholarly wife, two Miwok Indian guides, the Reed children, a sixteen-year-old orphan, and even a pair of oxen. Comprehensive back matter includes an author's note, select character biographies, statistics, a time line of events, and more. Unprecedented in its detail and sweep, this haunting epic raises stirring questions about moral ambiguity, hope and resilience, and hunger of all kinds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAllan Wolf\u003c\/b\u003e is an acclaimed poet and storyteller. Along with his two other historical verse novels, \u003ci\u003eThe Watch That Ends the Night: Voices from the Titanic\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNew Found Land: Lewis and Clark's Voyage of Discovery\u003c\/i\u003e, he is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Blood-Hungry Spleen and Other Poems About Our Parts\u003c\/i\u003e and the young adult novels \u003ci\u003eWho Killed Christopher Goodman?\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eZane's Trace\u003c\/i\u003e. Allan Wolf lives in Asheville, North Carolina.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Candlewick Press (MA)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50493861855506,"sku":"9780763663247","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ba12d4b9-79ac-4f10-8d7a-8f9062a356b4.jpg?v=1730658475","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-snow-fell-three-graves-deep-voices-from-the-donner-party-9780763663247","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}