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The Donner Party expedition is one of the most notorious stories in all of American history, but it's also a fascinating snapshot of the westward expansion of the US, and the families and individuals that sacrificed so much to build new lives in a largely unknown landscape.
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In author-illustrator Nathan Hale's Donner Dinner Party, discover the shocking and true story of the ill-fated expedition in this Hazardous Tale from the New York Times bestselling graphic novel series."These books are, quite simply, brilliant. . . . Thrilling, bloody, action-packed stories from American history." —New York TimesIn the spring of 1846, a group of families left Illinois and began the long journey toward a new life in California. To save time, they took an ill-advised shortcut—with disastrous consequences. Their story would not take them to California but into history.Bad weather, bad choices, and just plain bad luck forced the pioneers to spend a long, cold winter in the mountains, slowly starving. What they did to stay alive and the lengths that others went to in order to rescue them make this one of the most tragic and infamous stories of the American frontier.Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales take young readers into American history with graphic novels that bring the dangerous, bloody, exciting history of America to life. The Revolutionary War and the Civil War, World War I and World War II, the Donner Party, the Marquis de Lafayette, Harriet Tubman, the Alamo, and more all come to life in a way that will excite young readers of history.Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales! Read them all—if you dare!One Dead Spy: A Revolutionary War Tale (#1)Big Bad Ironclad!: A Civil War Tale (#2)Donner Dinner Party: A Pioneer Tale (#3)Treaties, Trenches, Mud, and Blood: A World War I Tale (#4)The Underground Abductor: An Abolitionist Tale about Harriet Tubman (#5)Alamo All-Stars: A Texas Tale (#6)Raid of No Return: A World War II Tale of the Doolittle Raid (#7)Lafayette!: A Revolutionary War Tale (#8)Major Impossible: A Grand Canyon Tale (#9)Blades of Freedom: A Tale of Haiti, Napoleon, and the Louisiana Purchase (#10)Cold War Correspondent: A Korean War Tale (#11)Above the Trenches: A WWI Flying Ace Tale (#12)
Author Biography
Nathan Hale is the #1 New York Times bestselling author and illustrator of the Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales series. He also wrote and illustrated the graphic novels One Trick Pony and Apocalypse Taco. Hale lives in Utah, and you can find him online.
Review
This informative graphic novel capitalizes on enticingly gross history to great effect, balancing raw facts with strong storytelling. * Booklist *
Prizes
Commended for Spur Awards (Juvenile Nonfiction) 2014Commended for Cybils (Graphic Novel Elem/Mid) 2013
Review Quote
"This informative graphic novel capitalizes on enticingly gross history to great effect, balancing raw facts with strong storytelling."
Details ISBN1419708562 Author Nathan Hale Language English ISBN-10 1419708562 ISBN-13 9781419708565 Media Book Format Hardcover Year 2013 Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Illustrations Two-colour illustrations throughout Series Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales Imprint Amulet Books Pages 128 Audience Age 8-12 Short Title DONNER DINNER PARTY (NATHAN HA Subtitle A Pioneer Tale UK Release Date 2013-08-06 NZ Release Date 2013-08-06 US Release Date 2013-08-06 Publisher Abrams Publication Date 2013-08-06 DEWEY 973.7 Audience Children / Juvenile AU Release Date 2013-10-05 We've got this
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