Books of Donner Party
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The Perilous Journey of the Donner Party
By Marian Calabro“ As a kid , it was never a positive , ” said Ann Donner Simon , a descendant of Jacob Donner . “ Kids used to say , ' Don't sit next to Ann , she'll eat your arm off . ” SERRA GROST RDERS Today , more than twenty - five hundred people ...
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The Donner Party: A Doomed Journey
By Tim McNeeseRecounts the journey of the Donner Party which, in 1846, sought to travel from Independence, Missouri, to California but took an untried shortcut that trapped them in the Sierra Nevada mountains during a terrible winter.
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Devour the Snow: A Play in Two Acts
By Abe PolskyThe conscience - stricken BILL FOSTER did little to distinguish himself in later years . He opened a bar along the Yuba River and died of cancer in 1874 . The steadfast , heroic WILLIAM EDDY managed to restore his fortunes in California ...
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The Donner Party: Weathering the Storm
By Mark McLaughlinA unique look at the tale of the struggle for survival as powerful snow storms during the winter of 1847 trap 81 California-bound pioneers in the High Sierra.
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Death in the Donner Party: A Cause-and-effect Investigation
By Emily Rose OachsExplore the tragedy of the Donner party, a group of American pioneers trapped in the Sierra Nevada mountains during the harsh winter of 1846-1847.
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The Donner Party
By Tod OlsonThis historical fiction book is written in a diary format. This is an account escribes the journey of the ill-fated Donner Party, ninety pioneers who became stranded in the Sierra Nevada mountains in the winter of 1846-47.
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Snowbound: The Tragic Story of the Donner Party
By David Lavender, David Sievert LavenderRelates the ordeals faced by a group of pioneers on their journey from Illinois to California in 1846.