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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Snow mountain passage Snow mountain passage James D. Houston "Snow Mountain Passage is a retelling of the most dramatic of our pioneer stories - the ordeal of the Donner Party, with its cast of young and old risking all, its imprisoning snows, its rumors of ca… OL15845204W
California, in-doors and out California, in-doors and out Eliza W. Farnham During her three years as matron of the Female Prison at Sing Sing, 1844-1848, Eliza Burhans Farnham (1815-1864) tried to institute reforms based on phrenology. Discharged from the post, she soon lea… OL1618021W
The perilous journey of the Donner Party The perilous journey of the Donner Party Marian Calabro 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… OL17736983W
The best land under heaven The best land under heaven Michael Wallis An account of the 1846 Donner-Reed expedition reveals the true events surrounding the tragedy, profiling the adventurous characters who shaped the group and how various interpersonal factors led to t… OL17763828W
The hunger The hunger Alma Katsu "A retelling of the fate of the Donner Party, with a Walking Dead style twist"-- OL19732605W
Death in the Donner Party Death in the Donner Party Emily Rose Oachs 40 pages : 23 cm OL21824764W
The expedition of the Donner party and its tragic fate The expedition of the Donner party and its tragic fate Eliza Poor Donner Houghton The Donner Party is one of the most famous emigrant adventures in American history. Eliza Donner Houghton compassionately and accurately recounts this well-known journey and its aftermath. Her narr… OL2688903W
The Donner Party The Donner Party Mark McLaughlin A unique look at the Donner Party's struggle for survival as powerful snow storms during the winter of 1847 trap 81 California-bound pioneers in the high Sierra. OL27735025W
History of the Donner party History of the Donner party Charles Fayette McGlashan "The delirium preceding death by starvation is full of strange phantasies." OL5282611W
The Donner Party The Donner Party Scott P. Werther Describes the journey of the ill-fated Donner Party, ninety pioneers who became stranded in the Sierra Nevada mountains in the winter of 1846-47. OL5811783W
The Donner Party The Donner Party Roger Wachtel 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 duri… OL6027456W