The Expedition of the Donner Party and Its Tragic Fate by Kristin Johnson, Eliza P. Donner Houghton

The Expedition of the Donner Party and Its Tragic Fate

Kristin Johnson, Eliza P. Donner Houghton

425 pages • first pub 1911 (editions)

nonfiction historical history adventurous informative medium-paced
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George and Tamsen Donner and their children, among the very first to leave from Illinois, joined emigrants headed to California in the spring of 1846. Beyond Fort Bridger, Captain Donner led a large party through a much-advertised shortcut. Delays...

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