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In powerful, vivid verse, the master behind The Watch That Ends the Night recounts one of historys most harrowingand chillingtales 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. Eightynine 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 illfated journey of the Donner party across the Sierra Nevadas during the winter of 18461847. Brilliantly narrated by multiple voices, including worldweary, taunting, and allknowing Hunger itself, this novelinverse examines a notorious chapter in history from various perspectives, among them caravan leaders George Donner and James Reed, Donners scholarly wife, two Miwok Indian guides, the Reed children, a sixteenyearold orphan, and even a pair of oxen. Comprehensive back matter includes an authors 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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In powerful, vivid verse, the master behind The Watch That Ends the Night recounts one of historys most harrowingand chillingtales 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. Eightynine 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 illfated journey of the Donner party across the Sierra Nevadas during the winter of 18461847. Brilliantly narrated by multiple voices, including worldweary, taunting, and allknowing Hunger itself, this novelinverse examines a notorious chapter in history from various perspectives, among them caravan leaders George Donner and James Reed, Donners scholarly wife, two Miwok Indian guides, the Reed children, a sixteenyearold orphan, and even a pair of oxen. Comprehensive back matter includes an authors 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.
