The Perilous Journey of the Donner Party
- ISBN-10
- 0439186897
- ISBN-13
- 9780439186896
- Category
- Donner Party
- Pages
- 192
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2000
- Author
- Marian Calabro
Description
Uses materials from letters and diaries written by survivors of the Donner Party to relate the experiences of that ill-fated group as they endured horrific circumstances on their way to California in 1846-47.
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