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The Snow Fell Three Graves Deep
The Snow Fell Three Graves Deep: Voices from the Donner Party | Allan Wolf
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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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Eggs
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A novel-in-verse that tells a quite detailed story of the Donners et al and their journey across the mountains during winter, told from different POVs. Beautiful verse, exquisitely researched, well done. Not only was their starvation/thirst; there were wagon mishaps, deadly injuries, sickness, injured and dying animals, and ultimately delirium and death. Well done.

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Crystal83
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I received this book in a Librarything.com giveaway for an honest review. This is my own opinion. This book was very interesting. It was about the Donner party. I haven't heard about this a lot in the past. It was a terrible thing that happened in the past.

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valeriegeary
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We're experiencing a power outage after an ice storm.... Going on about 14 hours now. Piled up under blankets with hot water bottles and a cozy dog. Seems like a good time to start a book about the Donner Party, right?

suvata It‘s almost always a good idea to read about the Donner Party — but in your situation, you might want something a bit more soothing. 😂 3y
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Honeybeebooks
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I really need to try and schedule my library holds and book club titles better! This work and the last I reviewed are too much everything for this time of year. Nevertheless, The Snow fell...is beautiful and heartbreaking. The author built suspense and my dread deepened with every turn of the page. Hunger narrates and the angel gives the reader hope. Read but be prepared to suffer too. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️