Ordeal by hunger: [the story of the Donner Party] [Unabridged] 0395611598, 9780547525600, 9781455100439, 1455100439

The tragedy of the Donner party constitutes one of the most amazing stories of the American West. In 1846, eighty-seven

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English Pages 1 sound file, 12 hr., 30 min Year 2007

Ordeal by hunger: [the story of the Donner Party] [Unabridged]
0395611598, 9780547525600, 9781455100439, 1455100439

*Includes pictures *Includes accounts and diary entries made by participants about the journey *Includes a bibliography

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In 1846 several hundred wagons set out from Independence, Missouri, to follow the California Trail nearly 2,000 miles ac

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