History of the Donner Party

  • History of the Donner Party: A Tragedy of the Sierra
    By Charles Fayette McGlashan

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  • History of the Donner Party: A Tragedy of the Sierras
    By Charles F. McGlashan

    In 1846, a band of California-bound pioneers took a fatefulshortcut that left them stranded in the frigid Sierras— horrifyingly, some resorted to cannibalism to survive.Newspaperman Charles F. McGlashan, who interviewed survivorsand ...

  • History of the Donner Party: A Tragedy of the Sierra
    By McGlashan C F

    Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there...

  • History of the Donner Party: The Ordeal of the Wagon Train of Pioneers in the Sierra Nevada Winter Of 1846-7
    By F. C. McGlashan

    A tragic legend of the way West The story of the Donner Party is a tragic and infamous episode in the history of the 19th century pioneer migrations that crossed continental America.

  • History of the Donner Party
    By Charles Fayette McGlashan

    The Donner Party was organized largely in Illinois and left Independence, Missouri. The part consisted of as many as two hundred persons during the course of the journey, there were...

  • History of the Donner Party
    By C. F. McGlashan

    " Chapter I. Donner Lake A Famous Tourist Resort Building the Central Pacific California's Skating Park The Pioneers The Organization of the Donner Party Ho! for California!

  • History of the Donner Party: A Tragedy of the Sierras
    By Charles F. McGlashan

    This gripping account of the doomed expedition combines survivor interviews with diary entries to reveal not only a stark tale of desperation but also many inspiring acts of heroism.