In the brutal winter of 1814 Marie Dorion faced a crisis that demanded ultimate bravery. After losing her husband she was left in the Blue Mountains with two young sons and another child on the way. For 53 days Marie led her children 250 miles through deep snow and bitter cold. She swam horses across the frozen Snake River, built shelters from horse hides, and carefully rationed dwindling food supplies while sacrificing horses for meat and shelter. Despite near starvation and snow blindness she