The infamous true story of a gaggle of pioneers pressured to make unimaginable selections when trapped within the mountains for a whole winter—a part of the New York Occasions bestselling What Was? sequence, that includes 16 pages of images.
Within the winter of 1846-47, a gaggle of eighty-seven pioneers heading from the Midwest to California discovered themselves snowbound within the Sierra Nevada mountain vary with no manner ahead and no meals or provides. Whereas forty-eight of the group members survived, the others perished as a consequence of excessive climate, hunger, and sickness. To outlive, the remaining folks resorted to excessive measures…together with cannibalism. Theirs is a narrative of miscalculations, dangerous selections, and excessive climate—but it surely’s additionally a narrative of survival and bravado amongst on a regular basis folks.
Writer : Penguin Workshop
Publication date : November 7, 2023
Language : English
Print size : 112 pages
ISBN-10 : 0593520742
ISBN-13 : 978-0593520741
Merchandise Weight : 4.5 ounces
Studying age : 8 – 12 years
Dimensions : 5.31 x 0.28 x 7.63 inches
A part of sequence : What Was?
Grade stage : 3 – 7
Lexile measure : 900L
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