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Indifferent Stars Above : The Harrowing Saga Of A Donner Party Bride
by Brown, Daniel James
$25.99
History - U.S. - 19th Century
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Reviewed By... Alden Graves

This is the second recent history (the first was Desperate Passage) about the ill-fated Donner Party. Brown's book is focused on the experiences of a young woman and her personal ordeal in the Sierra Nevada mountains during the winter of 1846/7. Both books stand as testaments to the human spirit and the determination to persevere against almost insurmountable odds. Brown puts faces on the people who li... read more>>>

Sultana: Surviving The Civil War, Prison, And The Worst Maritime Disaster In American History
by Huffman, Alan
$26.99
History - Military - Civil War
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Alan Huffman's book follows the exploits of a group of young Union soldiers through their enlistment in Indiana and the bloody, chaotic battle at Chickamauga, to the unimaginable sub-life of the Andersonville and Cahara prison camps. After enduring more suffering than most would experience in ten lifetimes, they joined nearly 2,700 people aboard the steamboat Sultana for the journey home.... read more>>>

Terrible Glory
by Donovan, James
$16.99
History - U.S. - Old West
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A Terrible Glory is a comprehensive account of events leading up to General George Armstrong Custer's unfortunate encounter with too many Indians in the Dakota territory on June 25, 1876 along a meandering stream called the Little Bighorn. Custer had been ordered to march his Seventh Cavalry down the Rosebud Creek and to join forces with another column that had been proceeding from the Montana territor... read more>>>

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