The Donner Party

The Donner Party
ISBN-10
0516242180
ISBN-13
9780516242187
Series
The Donner Party
Category
Juvenile Nonfiction
Pages
48
Language
English
Published
2003
Publisher
Childrens Press
Author
Roger Wachtel

Description

Recounts 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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