The Man Who Beat Death Valley

An illustrated telling of the 49ers trials in Death Valley. In the winter of 1849-1850, William Lewis Manly, John Rogers, Asahel and Sarah Bennett, and their party of pioneers got lost in the Great Basin Desert and stumbled into Death Valley. Defying starvation and danger, Manley and Rogers trekked a staggering 500 miles over murderous terrain to Los Angeles and back to Death Valley to save the trapped families. Written & Illustrated by Deborah A. Fox. Color by Sophia M. Post.