{"product_id":"what-was-the-donner-party-paperback","title":"WHAT WAS THE DONNER PARTY (Paperback)","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe notorious true story of a group of pioneers forced to make impossible decisions when trapped in the mountains for an entire winter—part of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling What Was? series, featuring 16 pages of photos.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the winter of 1846-47, a group of eighty-seven pioneers heading from the Midwest to California found themselves snowbound in the Sierra Nevada mountain range with no way forward and no food or supplies. While forty-eight of the group members survived, the others perished due to extreme weather, starvation, and illness. To survive, the remaining people resorted to extreme measures...including cannibalism. Theirs is a story of miscalculations, bad decisions, and extreme weather—but it’s also a story of survival and bravery among everyday people.","brand":"Hubbard, Ben","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52337302798610,"sku":"9780593520741","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0270\/9238\/5846\/files\/8197203482399.jpg?v=1780440101","url":"https:\/\/hbswarehousesale.com\/products\/what-was-the-donner-party-paperback","provider":"Harvard Book Store Warehouse Sale","version":"1.0","type":"link"}