{"product_id":"the-best-land-under-heaven-paperback-by-michael-wallis","title":"The Best Land Under Heaven Paperback by Michael Wallis","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eLiveright\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2018-05-29)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e320\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9780871407696\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e374.22\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e20.78 x 14.0 x 2.08\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence\u003cbr\u003e\nFinalist for the Oklahoma Book Award\u003cbr\u003e\nA \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e Holiday Guide History Pick\n\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“A book so gripping it can scarcely be put down.... Superb.” —\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"WESTWARD HO! FOR OREGON AND CALIFORNIA!\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the eerily warm spring of 1846, George Donner placed this advertisement in a local newspaper as he and a restless caravan prepared for what they hoped would be the most rewarding journey of a lifetime. But in eagerly pursuing what would a century later become known as the \"American dream,\" this optimistic-yet-motley crew of emigrants was met with a chilling nightmare; in the following months, their jingoistic excitement would be replaced by desperate cries for help that would fall silent in the deadly snow-covered mountains of the Sierra Nevada.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe know these early pioneers as the Donner Party, a name that has elicited horror since the late 1840s. With \u003ci\u003eThe Best Land Under Heaven\u003c\/i\u003e, Wallis has penned what critics agree is “destined to become the standard account” (\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e) of the notorious saga. Cutting through 160 years of myth-making, the “expert storyteller” (\u003ci\u003eTrue West\u003c\/i\u003e) compellingly recounts how the unlikely band of early pioneers met their fate. Interweaving information from hundreds of newly uncovered documents, Wallis illuminates how a combination of greed and recklessness led to one of America’s most calamitous and sensationalized catastrophes. The result is a “fascinating, horrifying, and inspiring” (\u003ci\u003eOklahoman\u003c\/i\u003e) examination of the darkest side of Manifest Destiny.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Wallis\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Best Land Under Heaven\u003c\/i\u003e and the best-selling \u003ci\u003eRoute 66\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBilly the Kid\u003c\/i\u003e, has published nineteen books and won numerous awards and honors. He is a popular public speaker and voice actor and lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46555312423073,"sku":"BBSNIJ9780871407696","price":24.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9781631494000.jpg?v=1781783593","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/the-best-land-under-heaven-paperback-by-michael-wallis","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}