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The Best Land Under Heaven: The Donner Party in the Age of Manifest Destiny

Author : Michael Wallis
Publisher : Liveright Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0871407701
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (714 download)

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Download or read book The Best Land Under Heaven: The Donner Party in the Age of Manifest Destiny written by Michael Wallis and published by Liveright Publishing. This book was released on 2017-06-06 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A book so gripping it can scarcely be put down. . . . Superb.”— New York Times Book Review "WESTWARD HO! FOR OREGON AND CALIFORNIA!" In the eerily warm spring of 1846, George Donner placed this advertisement in a local newspaper as he and a restless caravan prepared for what they hoped would be the most rewarding journey of a lifetime. But in eagerly pursuing what would a century later become known as the "American dream," this optimistic-yet-motley crew of emigrants was met with a chilling nightmare; in the following months, their jingoistic excitement would be replaced by desperate cries for help that would fall silent in the deadly snow-covered mountains of the Sierra Nevada. We know these early pioneers as the Donner Party, a name that has elicited horror since the late 1840s. With The Best Land Under Heaven, Wallis has penned what critics agree is “destined to become the standard account” (Washington Post) of the notorious saga. Cutting through 160 years of myth-making, the “expert storyteller” (True West) compellingly recounts how the unlikely band of early pioneers met their fate. Interweaving information from hundreds of newly uncovered documents, Wallis illuminates how a combination of greed and recklessness led to one of America’s most calamitous and sensationalized catastrophes. The result is a “fascinating, horrifying, and inspiring” (Oklahoman) examination of the darkest side of Manifest Destiny.

Desperate Passage

Author : Ethan Rarick
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0198041500
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (98 download)

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Download or read book Desperate Passage written by Ethan Rarick and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2008-02-04 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In late October 1846, the last wagon train of that year's westward migration stopped overnight before resuming its arduous climb over the Sierra Nevada Mountains, unaware that a fearsome storm was gathering force. After months of grueling travel, the 81 men, women and children would be trapped for a brutal winter with little food and only primitive shelter. The conclusion is known: by spring of the next year, the Donner Party was synonymous with the most harrowing extremes of human survival. But until now, the full story of what happened, what it tells us about human nature and about America's westward expansion, remained shrouded in myth. Drawing on fresh archaeological evidence, recent research on topics ranging from survival rates to snowfall totals, and heartbreaking letters and diaries made public by descendants a century-and-a-half after the tragedy, Ethan Rarick offers an intimate portrait of the Donner party and their unimaginable ordeal: a mother who must divide her family, a little girl who shines with courage, a devoted wife who refuses to abandon her husband, a man who risks his life merely to keep his word. But Rarick resists both the gruesomely sensationalist accounts of the Donner party as well as later attempts to turn the survivors into archetypal pioneer heroes. "The Donner Party," Rarick writes, "is a story of hard decisions that were neither heroic nor villainous. Often, the emigrants displayed a more realistic and typically human mixture of generosity and selfishness, an alloy born of necessity." A fast-paced, heart-wrenching, clear-eyed narrative history, A Desperate Hope casts new light on one of America's most horrific encounters between the dream of a better life and the harsh realities such dreams so often must confront.

History of the Donner Party

Author : Charles F. McGlashan
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486287122
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (862 download)

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Download or read book History of the Donner Party written by Charles F. McGlashan and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2013-10-10 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

The Emigrant's Guide to Oregon and California

Author : Lansford Warren Hastings
Publisher : Applewood Books
ISBN 13 : 1557092451
Total Pages : 157 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (57 download)

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Download or read book The Emigrant's Guide to Oregon and California written by Lansford Warren Hastings and published by Applewood Books. This book was released on 1994 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published in 1845, this guidebook for pioneers is a reproduction of one of the most collectible books about California and the Western movement. It was the guidebook used by the Donner Party on their fateful journey. In addition, because Hastings' shortcut route through the Rockies produced such tragedy, the War Department commissioned The Prairie Traveler.

Donner Dinner Party (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales #3)

Author : Nathan Hale
Publisher : Abrams
ISBN 13 : 1613125240
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (131 download)

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Download or read book Donner Dinner Party (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales #3) written by Nathan Hale and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2013-08-06 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Donner Party expedition is one of the most notorious stories in all of American history. It’s also a fascinating snapshot of the westward expansion of the United States, and the families and individuals who sacrificed so much to build new lives in a largely unknown landscape. From the preparation for the journey to each disastrous leg of the trip, this book shows the specific bad decisions that led to the party’s predicament in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The graphic novel focuses on the struggles of the Reed family to tell the true story of the catastrophic journey. This popular topic is a perfect addition to the Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales brand, and a great showcase for Hale’s storytelling skills. Praise for Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales: Donner Dinner Party "This informative graphic novel capitalizes on enticingly gross history to great effect, balancing raw facts with strong storytelling." --Booklist Awards YALSA's Great Graphic Novels for Teens List 2014 New York Public Library’s list: Children’s Books list: 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing 2013 Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People 2014

The Expedition of the Donner Party and Its Tragic Fate

Author : Eliza Poor Donner Houghton
Publisher : IndyPublish.com
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 464 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Expedition of the Donner Party and Its Tragic Fate written by Eliza Poor Donner Houghton and published by IndyPublish.com. This book was released on 1911 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eliza Houghton (b. 1843) was the youngest child of George Donner, one of two Springfield, Illinois, brothers who organized the ill-fated California-bound emigrant party that bore their name. Eliza and her older sisters were rescued by relief parties that made their way to the stranded travellers at Donner Lake, but their parents perished, and the girls were left to make their way alone in the West. The expedition of the Donner party and its tragic fate (1911) begins with Mrs. Houghton's account of her childhood and the family's tragic overland journey, and rescue. She continues with her life as an orphan, first at Fort Sutter, and then with a family in Sonoma and with her older half-sister in Sacramento. She describes the impact of the gold rush and new immigration on the area, farm work and domestic work, and her own education in public schools and St. Catherine's Convent in Benicia. She writes at length of the emotional scars caused by contemporary rumors of cannibalism among the Donner Party and offers full accounts of Donner family history as well as the background of her husband, Samuel Houghton. An appendix contains several documentary sources for the history of the Donner Party.

Death in the Donner Party

Author : Emily Rose Oachs
Publisher : Lerner Publications (Tm)
ISBN 13 : 1512411159
Total Pages : 44 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (124 download)

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Download or read book Death in the Donner Party written by Emily Rose Oachs and published by Lerner Publications (Tm). This book was released on 2016-08 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore the tragedy of the Donner party, a group of American pioneers trapped in the Sierra Nevada mountains during the harsh winter of 1846-1847. Cause-and-effect analysis reveals how the decisions made by leaders of the expedition ended in disaster.

The Donner Party

Author : George Keithley
Publisher : George Braziller
ISBN 13 : 9780807612354
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (123 download)

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Download or read book The Donner Party written by George Keithley and published by George Braziller. This book was released on 1989-09-01 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Donner Party consists of three books of poems. Each book has nine poems.

Donner Party Cookbook

Author : Terry del Bene
Publisher : Horse Creek Pub
ISBN 13 : 9780972221733
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (217 download)

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Download or read book Donner Party Cookbook written by Terry del Bene and published by Horse Creek Pub. This book was released on 2003 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The tale of the 1846-1847 Donner Party whose members were snowbound in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Anthropologist, Terry Del Bene uncovers the layers of social and cultural belief and action that resulted in the tragedy. To lighten the mood, the author also includes 19th century recipes that the travelers cooked on the trail--before the food ran out.

I Escaped the Donner Party

Author : Scott Peters
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781951019136
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (191 download)

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Download or read book I Escaped the Donner Party written by Scott Peters and published by . This book was released on 2020-08-19 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Survival Series that celebrates the awesome history of us. "a must for every reading list" The shocking story of the doomed Donner Party expedition is told through the eyes of a brave young pioneer in this powerful survival adventure. From multi-award winning Ellie Crowe and Scott Peters.15-year-old Zeke is thrilled to be heading west with over eighty settlers on the famed Oregon Trail. But when their wagon train takes an ill-advised short cut, the pioneers find themselves trapped in a frozen mountain pass. As howling winter storms rage around the Donner Party, there's no way forward or back. Soon, starvation sets in. Zeke is faced with a terrible choice: join the other survivors in an unspeakable deed to survive, or attempt to walk out of the wilderness on sheer willpower alone. Can he ever hope to make it to California? Can he ever hope to escape? This is the 5th children's book in the I Escaped Series about brave kids who face real world challenges and find ways to escape. Sure to appeal to fans of books like I Survived by New York Times Bestseller Lauren Tarshis, stories about the Titanic, and readers of Alan Gratz. An important, relevant read about bravery and friendship during a terrible tragedy in American history.

What I Saw in California

Author : Edwin Bryant
Publisher : IndyPublish.com
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 500 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)

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Download or read book What I Saw in California written by Edwin Bryant and published by IndyPublish.com. This book was released on 1849 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Indifferent Stars Above LP

Author : Daniel James Brown
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0061774731
Total Pages : 580 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (617 download)

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Download or read book The Indifferent Stars Above LP written by Daniel James Brown and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-05-19 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In April of 1846, Sarah Graves was twenty-one and in love with a young man who played the violin. But she was torn. Her mother, father, and eight siblings were about to disappear over the western horizon forever, bound for California. Sarah could not bear to see them go out of her life, and so days before the planned departure she married the young man with the violin, and the two of them threw their lot in with the rest of Sarah's family. On April 12, they rolled out of the yard of their homestead in three ox-drawn wagons. Seven months later, after joining a party of emigrants led by George Donner, Sarah and her family arrived at Truckee Lake in the Sierra Nevada Mountains just as the first heavy snows of the season closed the pass ahead of them. After a series of desperate attempts to cross the mountains, the party improvised cabins and slaughtered what remained of their emaciated livestock. By early December they were beginning to starve. Sarah's father, a Vermonter, was the only member of the party familiar with snowshoes. Under his instruction, fifteen sets of snowshoes were hastily constructed from oxbows and rawhide, and on December 15, Sarah and fourteen other relatively young, healthy people set out for California on foot, hoping to get relief for the others. Over the next thirty-two days they endured almost unfathomable hardships and horrors. In this gripping narrative, Daniel James Brown takes the reader along on every painful footstep of Sarah's journey. Along the way, he weaves into the story revealing insights garnered from a variety of modern scientific perspectives–psychology, physiology, forensics, and archaeology–producing a tale that is not only spell-binding but richly informative.

The Donner Party Chronicles

Author : Frank Mullen
Publisher : a Halycon
ISBN 13 : 9781890591014
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Donner Party Chronicles written by Frank Mullen and published by a Halycon. This book was released on 1997 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Reno Gazette-Journal and the Nevada Humanities Committee present Frank Mullen's account of the Donner Party, accompanied by hundreds of historical illustrations and Marilyn Newton's photographs of the trail today.

The Perilous Journey of the Donner Party

Author : Marian Calabro
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780439186896
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (868 download)

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Download or read book The Perilous Journey of the Donner Party written by Marian Calabro and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Stay Alive: The Journal of Douglas Allen Deeds, The Donner Party Expedition, 1846

Author : Rodman Philbrick
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1338692305
Total Pages : 138 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (386 download)

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Download or read book Stay Alive: The Journal of Douglas Allen Deeds, The Donner Party Expedition, 1846 written by Rodman Philbrick and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2021-12-07 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Soon we will eat the frozen cattle.... And then, when that is gone, what shall we eat?Shall we eat the snow? Shall we eat the ice? Shall we eat the bark on the frozen trees?What shall we eat?"Spring, 1846: Douglas Allen Deeds dreams of starting a new life out West. When the opportunity to join the Donner Party Expedition arises, he leaves the life he's known behind to set out on the nearly 2,000-mile trek from Independence, Missouri to sunny California.But progress is slow. Brutal heat, poisoned water, and rough terrain slows the expedition down. Soon they have a choice: continue on the known but grueling trail, or take a shortcut that would cut 350 miles from their journey-but take them through unknown territory. Is it worth the risk?Winter comes quickly in the mountains, and the wrong choice could leave them stranded in the Sierra Mountains when the snow comes, with no shelter, supplies, or even food.Newbery Honor-winning author Rodman Philbrick brings to life the excitement, danger, and horrors of the Donner Party's journey west.

Ordeal by Hunger

Author : George R. Stewart
Publisher : HMH
ISBN 13 : 0547525605
Total Pages : 419 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (475 download)

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Download or read book Ordeal by Hunger written by George R. Stewart and published by HMH. This book was released on 2013-09-30 with total page 419 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Compulsive reading—a wonderful account, both scholarly and gripping, of a horrifying episode in the history of the west.” —Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. The tragedy of the Donner party constitutes one of the most amazing stories of the American West. In 1846 eighty-seven people—men, women, and children—set out for California, persuaded to attempt a new overland route. After struggling across the desert, losing many oxen, and nearly dying of thirst, they reached the very summit of the Sierras, only to be trapped by blinding snow and bitter storms. Many perished; some survived by resorting to cannibalism; all were subjected to unbearable suffering. Incorporating the diaries of the survivors and other contemporary documents, George Stewart wrote the definitive history of that ill-fated band of pioneers; an astonishing account of what human beings may endure and achieve in the final press of circumstance.

Deceived

Author : Peter R. Limburg
Publisher : Ipswich Borough
ISBN 13 : 9781890988005
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (88 download)

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Download or read book Deceived written by Peter R. Limburg and published by Ipswich Borough. This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Challenging readers to think about what they would do under the same circumstances, Deceived tells the true story of the infamous Donner Party, stranded in the Sierra Nevadas during a brutal winter, who resorted to cannibalism to stay alive. Includes maps especially created for this volume. Photos.