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The perilous journey of the Donner Party

by Marian Calabro

Donner PartyJuvenile literatureOverland journeys to the PacificSurvivalPioneer childrenHistoryOverland journeys to the pacificDonner party

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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For young readers

Book data: Open Library