Trapped in Death Valley

George Bennet’s father got gold fever and took the family to Missouri, where they joined a wagon train bound for “the promised land”—California. Four months later, with short tempers, a scarcity of food, and winter about to set in, the group found themselves only in Utah, several months’ journey short of their goal. Unable to stay there for the winter, the migrants eventually found themselves trapped in Death Valley. Their condition grew desperate. Of the 110 wagons that started out, only 2 had held together till now. 

What kept them going? Not the greed for gold, for that had been long forgotten. Did they reach the “promised land”? 

You’ll find the answers in Vinnie Ruffo’s true, unforgettable story, Trapped in Death Valley.