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BL
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998814
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b753184
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| Main Entry
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Brown, Daniel James,1951-
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| Title & Author
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The indifferent stars above : : the harrowing saga of a Donner Party bride /\ Daniel James Brown.
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| Edition Statement
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First edition.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: William Morrow,, [2009]
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| Page. NO
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xiv, 337 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates :: illustrations ;; 24 cm
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| ISBN
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0061348104
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: 9780061348105
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-337).
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| Contents
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A sprightly boy and a romping girl -- The barren earth -- The meager by the meager were devoured -- In the reproof of chance -- Appendix: The Donner Party encampments.
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| Abstract
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A chronicle of the mid-nineteenth-century wagon train tragedy draws on the perspectives of one of its survivors, Sarah Graves, recounting how her new husband and she joined the Donner party on their California-bound journey and encountered violent perils, in an account that also offers insight into the scientific reasons that some died while others survived.
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Brown, Daniel James,1951-Travel-- West (U.S.)
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Fosdick, Sarah Graves,1825-1871.
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Brown, Daniel James,1951-
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Fosdick, Sarah Graves,1825-1871.
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Brides-- California, Biography.
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Donner Party.
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Frontier and pioneer life-- California.
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Overland journeys to the Pacific.
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Pioneers-- California-- History-- 19th century.
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Women pioneers-- California, Biography.
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Brides.
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Donner Party.
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Frontier and pioneer life.
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Overland journeys to the Pacific.
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Pioneers.
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Travel.
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Women pioneers.
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Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.), History, 19th century.
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West (U.S.), Description and travel.
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West (U.S.), Description and travel.
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California.
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United States, Sierra Nevada.
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West United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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978/.02092
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| LC Classification
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F868.N5B838 2009
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| NLM classification
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I712.55clc
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