Author: Terry del Bene
Publisher: Horse Creek Pub
ISBN: 9780972221733
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
The tale of the 1846-1847 Donner Party whose members were snowbound in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Anthropologist, Terry Del Bene uncovers the layers of social and cultural belief and action that resulted in the tragedy. To lighten the mood, the author also includes 19th century recipes that the travelers cooked on the trail--before the food ran out.
Donner Party Cookbook
Author: Terry del Bene
Publisher: Horse Creek Pub
ISBN: 9780972221733
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
The tale of the 1846-1847 Donner Party whose members were snowbound in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Anthropologist, Terry Del Bene uncovers the layers of social and cultural belief and action that resulted in the tragedy. To lighten the mood, the author also includes 19th century recipes that the travelers cooked on the trail--before the food ran out.
Publisher: Horse Creek Pub
ISBN: 9780972221733
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
The tale of the 1846-1847 Donner Party whose members were snowbound in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Anthropologist, Terry Del Bene uncovers the layers of social and cultural belief and action that resulted in the tragedy. To lighten the mood, the author also includes 19th century recipes that the travelers cooked on the trail--before the food ran out.
Donner Party Cookbook
Author: Paul Marasa
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780692238233
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 54
Book Description
"The Donner Party Cookbook" is a charming compilation of witticisms, off-the-wall humor, historical facts, limericks, interesting graphics and recipes of days gone by. These tasty recipes represent comfort food at its best. Enjoy amusing advice and savor the pioneer spirit within the pages. This charming book will satisfy all palettes.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780692238233
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 54
Book Description
"The Donner Party Cookbook" is a charming compilation of witticisms, off-the-wall humor, historical facts, limericks, interesting graphics and recipes of days gone by. These tasty recipes represent comfort food at its best. Enjoy amusing advice and savor the pioneer spirit within the pages. This charming book will satisfy all palettes.
Standoff at High Noon
Author: Bill Markley
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1493053361
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
In Standoff at High Noon, the sequel to Old West Showdown, coauthors Kellen Cutsforth and Bill Markley again investigate ten well-known, controversial stories from the Old West. Through their opposing viewpoints, learn more about notorious figures and infamous events, including the controversial death of Davy Crockett at the Alamo; the life and death of Sacagawea who assisted Lewis and Clark on their Corps of Discovery Expedition; the tragic fate of the Donner Party snowbound in the Sierra Nevada; the assassination of Wild Bill Hickok; Arizona’s Lost Dutchman Mine; and the controversy over Butch Cassidy’s death in South America. No matter whose side you are on, there’s always something new to discover about the mythic Old West.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1493053361
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
In Standoff at High Noon, the sequel to Old West Showdown, coauthors Kellen Cutsforth and Bill Markley again investigate ten well-known, controversial stories from the Old West. Through their opposing viewpoints, learn more about notorious figures and infamous events, including the controversial death of Davy Crockett at the Alamo; the life and death of Sacagawea who assisted Lewis and Clark on their Corps of Discovery Expedition; the tragic fate of the Donner Party snowbound in the Sierra Nevada; the assassination of Wild Bill Hickok; Arizona’s Lost Dutchman Mine; and the controversy over Butch Cassidy’s death in South America. No matter whose side you are on, there’s always something new to discover about the mythic Old West.
Desperate Passage
Author: Ethan Rarick
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0195383311
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
Drawing on fresh archeological evidence, recent research on topics ranging from survival rates to snowfall totals, and heartbreaking letters and diaries made public by descendants a century-and-a-half after the tragedy, Ethan Rarick offers an intimate portrait of the Donner party--ninety pioneers who became stranded in the Sierra Nevada mountains in the winter of 1846-47-- and their unimaginable ordeal.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0195383311
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
Drawing on fresh archeological evidence, recent research on topics ranging from survival rates to snowfall totals, and heartbreaking letters and diaries made public by descendants a century-and-a-half after the tragedy, Ethan Rarick offers an intimate portrait of the Donner party--ninety pioneers who became stranded in the Sierra Nevada mountains in the winter of 1846-47-- and their unimaginable ordeal.
Letters from the Nude Lake and Other Historic Monuments
Author: David R. Ambos
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 1552125602
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
Humorous and often earthy recollections of a transplanted New Englander's life and loves in the City of San Francisco.
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 1552125602
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
Humorous and often earthy recollections of a transplanted New Englander's life and loves in the City of San Francisco.
The Western Writers of America Cookbook
Author: Sherry Monahan
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1493024957
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
Filled with more than 150 recipes, anecdotes, and stories from some of America’s most popular writers and personalities, this collaborative effort has a writerly sensibility and a Western point of view. Including recipes for drinks, appetizers, main dishes, side dishes, desserts, and fun extras—as well as stories from and profiles of the contributors, this is both a Western book and a cookbook that moves beyond the genre.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1493024957
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
Filled with more than 150 recipes, anecdotes, and stories from some of America’s most popular writers and personalities, this collaborative effort has a writerly sensibility and a Western point of view. Including recipes for drinks, appetizers, main dishes, side dishes, desserts, and fun extras—as well as stories from and profiles of the contributors, this is both a Western book and a cookbook that moves beyond the genre.
Picnic Crumbs
Author: Anabel Loyd
Publisher: Polperro Heritage Press
ISBN: 0957048122
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
A collection of stories, from all sorts of people over several centuries
Publisher: Polperro Heritage Press
ISBN: 0957048122
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
A collection of stories, from all sorts of people over several centuries
Donner Dinner Party (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales #3)
Author: Nathan Hale
Publisher: Abrams
ISBN: 1613125240
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
In author-illustrator Nathan Hale’s Donner Dinner Party, discover the shocking and true story of the ill-fated expedition in this Hazardous Tale from the New York Times bestselling graphic novel series. “These books are, quite simply, brilliant. . . . Thrilling, bloody, action-packed stories from American history.” —New York Times In the spring of 1846, a group of families left Illinois and began the long journey toward a new life in California. To save time, they took an ill-advised shortcut—with disastrous consequences. Their story would not take them to California but into history. Bad weather, bad choices, and just plain bad luck forced the pioneers to spend a long, cold winter in the mountains, slowly starving. What they did to stay alive and the lengths that others went to in order to rescue them make this one of the most tragic and infamous stories of the American frontier. Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales take young readers into American history with graphic novels that bring the dangerous, bloody, exciting history of America to life. The Revolutionary War and the Civil War, World War I and World War II, the Donner Party, the Marquis de Lafayette, Harriet Tubman, the Alamo, and more all come to life in a way that will excite young readers of history. Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales! Read them all—if you dare! One Dead Spy: A Revolutionary War Tale (#1) Big Bad Ironclad!: A Civil War Tale (#2) Donner Dinner Party: A Pioneer Tale (#3) Treaties, Trenches, Mud, and Blood: A World War I Tale (#4) The Underground Abductor: An Abolitionist Tale about Harriet Tubman (#5) Alamo All-Stars: A Texas Tale (#6) Raid of No Return: A World War II Tale of the Doolittle Raid (#7) Lafayette!: A Revolutionary War Tale (#8) Major Impossible: A Grand Canyon Tale (#9) Blades of Freedom: A Tale of Haiti, Napoleon, and the Louisiana Purchase (#10) Cold War Correspondent: A Korean War Tale (#11) Above the Trenches: A WWI Flying Ace Tale (#12)
Publisher: Abrams
ISBN: 1613125240
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
In author-illustrator Nathan Hale’s Donner Dinner Party, discover the shocking and true story of the ill-fated expedition in this Hazardous Tale from the New York Times bestselling graphic novel series. “These books are, quite simply, brilliant. . . . Thrilling, bloody, action-packed stories from American history.” —New York Times In the spring of 1846, a group of families left Illinois and began the long journey toward a new life in California. To save time, they took an ill-advised shortcut—with disastrous consequences. Their story would not take them to California but into history. Bad weather, bad choices, and just plain bad luck forced the pioneers to spend a long, cold winter in the mountains, slowly starving. What they did to stay alive and the lengths that others went to in order to rescue them make this one of the most tragic and infamous stories of the American frontier. Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales take young readers into American history with graphic novels that bring the dangerous, bloody, exciting history of America to life. The Revolutionary War and the Civil War, World War I and World War II, the Donner Party, the Marquis de Lafayette, Harriet Tubman, the Alamo, and more all come to life in a way that will excite young readers of history. Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales! Read them all—if you dare! One Dead Spy: A Revolutionary War Tale (#1) Big Bad Ironclad!: A Civil War Tale (#2) Donner Dinner Party: A Pioneer Tale (#3) Treaties, Trenches, Mud, and Blood: A World War I Tale (#4) The Underground Abductor: An Abolitionist Tale about Harriet Tubman (#5) Alamo All-Stars: A Texas Tale (#6) Raid of No Return: A World War II Tale of the Doolittle Raid (#7) Lafayette!: A Revolutionary War Tale (#8) Major Impossible: A Grand Canyon Tale (#9) Blades of Freedom: A Tale of Haiti, Napoleon, and the Louisiana Purchase (#10) Cold War Correspondent: A Korean War Tale (#11) Above the Trenches: A WWI Flying Ace Tale (#12)
History of the Donner Party
Author: C. F. McGlashan
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 221
Book Description
History of the Donner Party is a book by C.F. McGlashan. The Donner Party was a group of American pioneers who migrated to California in a wagon train from the Midwest, some members having to resort to cannibalism while snowbound in the Sierra Nevada mountain range for an extended time.
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 221
Book Description
History of the Donner Party is a book by C.F. McGlashan. The Donner Party was a group of American pioneers who migrated to California in a wagon train from the Midwest, some members having to resort to cannibalism while snowbound in the Sierra Nevada mountain range for an extended time.
Dinner: A Love Story
Author: Jenny Rosenstrach
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062080911
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 329
Book Description
Inspired by her beloved blog, dinneralovestory.com, Jenny Rosenstrach’s Dinner: A Love Story is many wonderful things: a memoir, a love story, a practical how-to guide for strengthening family bonds by making the most of dinnertime, and a compendium of magnificent, palate-pleasing recipes. Fans of “Pioneer Woman” Ree Drummond, Jessica Seinfeld, Amanda Hesser, Real Simple, and former readers of Cookie magazine will revel in these delectable dishes, and in the unforgettable story of Jenny’s transformation from enthusiastic kitchen novice to family dinnertime doyenne.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062080911
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 329
Book Description
Inspired by her beloved blog, dinneralovestory.com, Jenny Rosenstrach’s Dinner: A Love Story is many wonderful things: a memoir, a love story, a practical how-to guide for strengthening family bonds by making the most of dinnertime, and a compendium of magnificent, palate-pleasing recipes. Fans of “Pioneer Woman” Ree Drummond, Jessica Seinfeld, Amanda Hesser, Real Simple, and former readers of Cookie magazine will revel in these delectable dishes, and in the unforgettable story of Jenny’s transformation from enthusiastic kitchen novice to family dinnertime doyenne.