When winter comes
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Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, 2019.
Edition
Large print edition.
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503 pages (large print) ; 22 cm.
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Published
Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, 2019.
Format
Book
Edition
Large print edition.
Street Date
1901
Language
English
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Shannon's harrowing debut brings humanity and empathy to the story of the Donner Party, a group of pioneers who set out from Independence, Mo., for California in 1846, and were snowbound and forced to resort to cannibalism. It's been 13 years since Mrs. Jacob Klein ran away from her abusive family in Cincinnati at age 15 and joined up with the doomed wagon train bound for California. One of the survivors, Mrs. Klein, is now a schoolteacher married with three daughters, but she's never shared her story with her husband, Jacob. Incensed by sensationalist accounts, she uses her journal to tell the tale of her time as a helper to the much-vilified Kesebergs, the bonds she formed while on the trail, and the horror of finding themselves stranded in a snowy mountain pass with dwindling food supplies. The narrative alternates between Mrs. Klein's journal entries and her life as a wife and mother in California on the cusp of WWI. Shannon's absorbing, exhaustively researched (and fictionalized) account movingly captures the hope and fellowship of the families in the early days of the journey, making their grueling starvation and grim choices even more tragic. Shannon does not resort to salaciousness or gratuity, detailing only what is necessary to illustrate the events of this enduring and heartbreaking tale of survival. (Nov.) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Shannon, V. A. (2019). When winter comes (Large print edition.). Thorndike Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Shannon, V. A.. 2019. When Winter Comes. Thorndike Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Shannon, V. A.. When Winter Comes Thorndike Press, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Shannon, V. A.. When Winter Comes Large print edition., Thorndike Press, 2019.
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