Jan. Book: The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of a Donner Party Bri

The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of a Donner Party Bride

by Daniel James Brown

The Indifferent Stars Above by Daniel James Brown is a non-fiction book that retells the story of the Donner Party through the eyes of Sarah Graves, a young bride who joined the ill-fated 1846 expedition to California.

The book details the harrowing journey, the group's entrapment in the Sierra Nevada mountains by winter snow, and the extreme hardships, including starvation and cannibalism, that led to the deaths of many, focusing on the survival of Sarah and her family. Brown uses extensive research to provide a gripping, detailed account of the tragedy, exploring the science of starvation and the psychological toll on the pioneers.