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- Publisher: Random House Inc
- ISBN: 0375411038
- WAPI (Tower ID): 100053638
- Release Date: March 1, 2001
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- Tower.com Sales Rank: #409911 in Books (See Top 100 Books Bestsellers)
- #46105 in Fiction & Literature (See Top 100 Fiction & Literature Bestsellers)
- #1550 in Historical - General (See Top 100 Historical - General Bestsellers)
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Product DescriptionRun a Quick Search on "Snow Mountain Passage" by James D. Houston to Browse Related Products:Browse more products related to "Snow Mountain Passage"Browse more products related to "James D. Houston"Review"Is there any doubt that the historical novel is alive and well once again? Houston has made another significant contribution to the genre's revival." "It is an oddly uneven novel with passages of harrowing emotional power juxtaposed with passages of cringe-making clunkiness and torpor....The stronger sections are written as the reminiscences of Patty Reed [but] Mr. Houston has chosen to tell the bulk of the novel in a flat-footed third-person narrative....Not only are we forced to endure pages of unnecessary and lugubrious exposition, but we're also asked to plow through plodding descriptions..., while all we really want to do is return to Patty's account of what is happening to the Donner party, snowbound in the Sierras." Publisher's noteThe hardships, tragedy, and devastating starvation that confronted the Donner party, which became trapped by winter snows in the Sierra Nevadas before they can make their way into California, are seen through the eyes of James Frazier Reed and his eight-year-old daughter, Patty. By the author of Continental Drift. AnnotationThis fictional version of the Donner Party story is told partly through the memories of the daughter of a man who left the group and set off on his own, and partly by an omniscient narrative that reconstructs the facts of the Donner Party's harrowing experiences during the brutal winter of 1846. If You Enjoy "Snow Mountain Passage (Hardcover)", May We Also Recommend:Customer Reviews for "Snow Mountain Passage (Hardcover)" by James D. Houston (Author)There are no customer reviews yet. Be the first to write a review! Historical - General Bestsellers
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