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One of the main reasons people yearned for new forms of transportation is because of the most notorious and tragic disasters in the history of westward travel. While people still romanticize the Wild West, many Americans are still all too familiar with the fate of the Donner... Read Full Overview

"Like fated trains of other epochs whose privations, sufferings, and self-sacrifices have added renown to colonization movements and served as danger signals to later wayfarers, that party began its journey with song of hope, and within the first milestone of the promised land... Read Full Overview

George and Tamsen Donner and their children, among the very first to leave from Illinois, joined emigrants headed to California in the spring of 1846. Beyond Fort Bridger, Captain Donner led a large party through a much-advertised shortcut. Delays and difficulties caused them... Read Full Overview

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This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

The Expedition of the Donner Party is a historical book written by Eliza P. Donner Houghton. It chronicles the true story of the Donner Party, a group of pioneers who set out on a journey from Illinois to California in 1846. The book provides a detailed account of the hardships... Read Full Overview

The Expedition of the Donner Party is a historical account written by Eliza P. Donner Houghton about the ill-fated journey of a group of pioneers known as the Donner Party. In 1846, the Donner Party set out on a journey from Illinois to California in hopes of starting a new life... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

The Expedition of the Donner Party is a historical account written by Eliza P. Donner Houghton, a survivor of the infamous Donner Party. The book chronicles the ill-fated journey of a group of pioneers who set out from Illinois to California in 1846. The group encountered numerous... Read Full Overview