The Snow Fell Three Graves Deep: Voices from the Donner Party - Couverture rigide

Wolf, Allan

 
9780763663247: The Snow Fell Three Graves Deep: Voices from the Donner Party
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ISBN 10 : 0763663247 ISBN 13 : 9780763663247
Editeur : Candlewick, 2020

Synopsis

In powerful, vivid verse, the master behind The Watch That Ends the Night recounts one of history’s most harrowing—and chilling—tales of survival.

In 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.

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À propos de l'auteur

Allan Wolf is an acclaimed poet and storyteller. Along with his two other historical verse novels, The Watch That Ends the Night: Voices from the Titanic and New Found Land: Lewis and Clark’s Voyage of Discovery, he is the author of The Blood-Hungry Spleen and Other Poems About Our Parts and the young adult novels Who Killed Christopher Goodman? and Zane's Trace. Allan Wolf lives in Roanoke, Virginia.

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Éditeur
Candlewick
Date d'édition
2020
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0763663247
ISBN 13 
9780763663247
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
416
Coordonnées du fabricant
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9781536228199: The Snow Fell Three Graves Deep: Voices from the Donner Party

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  1536228192 ISBN 13 :  9781536228199
Editeur : Candlewick, 2022
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