Answer Creek: A Novel of the Donner Party -- Ashley E. Sweeney, Paperback

From the award-winning author of Eliza Waite comes a gripping tale of adventure and survival based on the true story of the ill-fated Donner Party on their 2,200-mile trek on the Oregon-California Trail from 1846 to '47.

Nineteen-year-old Ada Weeks confronts danger and calamity along the hazard-filled journey to California. After a fateful decision that delays the overlanders more than a month, she--along with eighty-one other members of the Donner Party--finds herself stranded at Truckee Lake on the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, stuck there for the entirety of a despairing, blizzard-filled winter. Forced to eat shoe leather and blankets to survive, will Ada be able to battle the elements--and her own demons--as she envisions a new life in California?

Researched with impeccable detail and filled with imagery as wide as the western prairie, Answer Creek blends history and hearsay in an unforgettable story of challenging the limits of human endurance and experiencing the triumphant power of love.

Author: Ashley E. Sweeney
Publisher: She Writes Press
Published: 05/19/2020
Pages: 344
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.50w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9781631528446

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 04/20/2020
Foreword 04/26/2020
Kirkus Reviews 11/01/2024