CSPAN2 Book TV August 9, 2009
biologists and asked them that. he did a great job with that. thank you, everybody. [applause] .. >> daniel james brown recounts the attempted passage of the sierra nevada mountains by a group of immigrants. and during heavy snows and without food, 15 members of the party ventured away from camp on a 32-day trek to find aid. seven members reached the other side of the mountains but only after many of the group who died were cannibalized. powell's books in portland, oregon hosted this event. it's about an hour. [applause] >> thank you. thank you all for coming out. i think what i'd li...