Publisher's Synopsis
In 1846, a band of California-bound pioneers took a fateful shortcut that left them stranded in the frigid Sierras - horrifyingly, some resorted to cannibalism to survive. Newspaperman Charles F. McGlashan, who interviewed survivors and studied the party members' journals, declared their story "more thrilling than romance, more terrible than fiction." His gripping account reveals not only a stark tale of desperation but also many inspiring acts of heroism. Reprint of the A. L. Bancroft, San Francisco, 1880 edition.
