{"product_id":"what-was-the-donner-party","title":"What Was the Donner Party?","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 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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":"Penguin Young Readers Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47997678452925,"sku":"BS-TC0-520741","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/9767\/2637\/files\/9780593520741-HD.jpg?v=1786750953","url":"https:\/\/boundigo.com\/products\/what-was-the-donner-party","provider":"Boundigo Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}