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THE INDIFFERENT STARS ABOVE
BASED ON THE BOOK BY DANIEL JAMES BROWN
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CONTENT
Setting the Stage - The Graves Family and the Promise of California
Westward Bound - From Illinois to the Missouri River
The Lure of Hastings's Cutoff - A Fatal Decision
Trials on the Trail - Hardship and Discord
Disaster in the Wasatch - Delays and Lost Time
Across the Salt Desert - A Grueling Ordeal
Entrapment in the Sierra Nevada - Winter's Grip
Starvation and Desperation - The Descent into Cannibalism
Rescue and Aftermath - Shattered Souls
Analysis
ABOUT THE ORIGINAL BOOK
"The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of a Donner Party Bride" by Daniel James Brown, recounts the experiences of Sarah Graves, a young woman who, along with her family, joined a wagon train heading west toward California in 1846. Driven by the promise of fertile lands and a better life, they were lured by Lansford Hastings's "Emigrants’ Guide to Oregon and California" and its promise of a shortcut.
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Audiobook: 27 February 2025
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