{"product_id":"the-best-land-under-heaven-the-donner-party-in-the-age-of-manifest-destiny-paperback-1","title":"The Best Land Under Heaven: The Donner Party in the Age of Manifest Destiny - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Wallis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003e\"WESTWARD HO! FOR OREGON AND CALIFORNIA!\"\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the eerily warm spring of 1846, George Donner placed this advertisement in a local newspaper as he and a restless caravan prepared for what they hoped would be the most rewarding journey of a lifetime. But in eagerly pursuing what would a century later become known as the \"American dream,\" this optimistic-yet-motley crew of emigrants was met with a chilling nightmare; in the following months, their jingoistic excitement would be replaced by desperate cries for help that would fall silent in the deadly snow-covered mountains of the Sierra Nevada.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe know these early pioneers as the Donner Party, a name that has elicited horror since the late 1840s. With \u003cem\u003eThe Best Land Under Heaven\u003c\/em\u003e, Wallis has penned what critics agree is \"destined to become the standard account\" (\u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e) of the notorious saga. Cutting through 160 years of myth-making, the \"expert storyteller\" (\u003cem\u003eTrue West\u003c\/em\u003e) compellingly recounts how the unlikely band of early pioneers met their fate. Interweaving information from hundreds of newly uncovered documents, Wallis illuminates how a combination of greed and recklessness led to one of America's most calamitous and sensationalized catastrophes. The result is a \"fascinating, horrifying, and inspiring\" (\u003cem\u003eOklahoman\u003c\/em\u003e) examination of the darkest side of Manifest Destiny.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 496\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.1 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 29, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45767958036677,"sku":"9781631494000","price":26.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/b0ZTU2NTZXBQMTA0aUgrTm1CbU9PUT09_ad587d44-8348-48e5-8f67-63436c5c3017.webp?v=1770433001","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/the-best-land-under-heaven-the-donner-party-in-the-age-of-manifest-destiny-paperback-1","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}