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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just finished The Best Land Under Heaven, by Michael Wallis, today. It tells the story of the Donner Party, with an eye toward historical accuracy more than sensationalism, though of course the facts of the story are sensational enough without embroidery. It was harrowing and made me want to raid my fridge. Next up, The Indifferent Stars Above, by Daniel James Brown, another take about the same subject matter and apparently even more intense. [/quote] PP. Finished The Indifferent Stars Above. Very well-written narrative non-fiction, gripping and horrifying. It leaves absolutely nothing to the imagination so if you are easily put off, I wouldn't recommend it, but if you're easily put off, then you probably aren't reading about the Donner Party anyway. I learned a tremendous amount between the Wallis book and this one and have gotten onto a real Westward Expansion kick. Currently in the middle of The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters.[/quote]
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