TY - BOOK AU - Smith-Llera,Danielle TI - Stranded in the Sierra Nevada: the story of the Donner Party T2 - Fact finders: adventures on the American frontier SN - 9781491448984 (library binding) PY - 2016///] CY - North Mankato, Minnesota PB - Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint KW - Donner Party KW - Juvenile literature KW - Pioneers KW - California KW - History KW - 19th century KW - West (U.S.) KW - Overland journeys to the Pacific KW - Frontier and pioneer life KW - Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.) N1 - Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index; The journey begins -- Following the trail -- Trouble on the trail -- Trapped in the mountains -- California at last -- Timeline; Grades 4-6; RL: 3-4 ; IL: 3-6 N2 - "Examines the expedition of the Donner Party by discussing how they came to be stranded in the Sierra Nevada Mountains and the immediate and lasting effects their journey had on the nation as well as the people and places involved"-- ER -