Stranded: A Story of Frontier Survival
Language: English
Published by Cengage Learning, Inc, 2017
- Hardcover
- Used
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2018 SPUR AWARD WINER FOR BEST WESTERN YOUNG ADULT FICTION 2018 WESTERN HERITAGE WRANGLER AWARD WINER FOR OUTSTANDING WESTERN NOVEL 2018 PEACEMAKER AWARD WINER FOR BEST WESTERN YOUNG ADULT FICTION 2018 WIL ROGERS MEDALION AWARD FINALIST 2018 HIGH PLAINS BOK AWARD FINALIST GREAT FOR FANS OF GARY PAULSEN'S SURVIVAL STORIES AND READERS WHO ENJOYED THE REVENANT BY MICHAEL PUNKE In autumn, 1849, 14-year-old Janette Riker travels westward to Oregon Territory with her father and two brothers. Before crossing the Rockies, they stop briefly to hunt buffalo. The men leave camp early on the second day . and never return. Based on actual events, and told in diary format, Stranded is the harrowing account of young Janette Riker's struggle to survive the long winter alone. Facing certain death, and with blizzards, frostbite, and gnawing hunger her only companions, she endures repeated attacks by grizzly bears, wolves, and mountain lions. Janette rises to each challenge, relying on herself more than she knew possible. Her only comfort comes in writing in her diary, where she shares her fears, her travails, and her dwindling hopes.…
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- Title
- Stranded: A Story of Frontier Survival
- Author
- Matthew P Mayo
- Publisher
- Cengage Learning, Inc
- Publication year
- 2017
- Condition
- Like New
- Binding
- Hardback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1432834045
- ISBN 13
- 9781432834043
In autumn, 1849, 14-year-old Janette Riker travels westward to Oregon Territory with her father and two brothers. Before crossing the Rockies, they stop briefly to hunt buffalo. The men leave camp early on the second day ... and never return.
Based on actual events, and told in diary format, is the harrowing account of young Janette Riker's struggle to survive the long winter alone. Facing certain death, and with blizzards, frostbite, and gnawing hunger her only companions, she endures repeated attacks by grizzly bears, wolves, and mountain lions.
Janette rises to each challenge, relying on herself more than she knew possible. Her only comfort comes in writing in her diary, where she shares her fears, her travails, and her dwindling hopes.
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About the Author
Matthew and his wife, videographer Jennifer Smith-Mayo, run Gritty Press (GrittyPress.com) and rove the byways of North America in search of hot coffee, tasty whiskey, and high adventure. For more information, drop by Matthew's Web site at MatthewMayo.com
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