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The
Archaeology of the Donner Party (Wilbur S. Shepperson Series in History
and Humanities)
by Donald L. Hardesty, Michael J. Brodhead Card catalog description: The Archaeology of the Donner Party offers a new interpretation of the history of the Donner Party, based on the careful analysis of recently discovered artifacts. By supplementing the documentary record with the fruits of their scientific interpretation of physical remains, Hardesty and his colleagues not only provide exciting new information about the Donner Party but suggest promising avenues for further research. History
of the Donner Party : A Tragedy of the Sierra
Ordeal
by Hunger
Eighty-seven men, women and children set out on the journey, and their tragic fate constitutes one of the most gripping and chilling chapters in the exploration and settlement of the American West. Much has been written over the years about the Donner Party—and a powerful documentary film, Simple Justice, was made by Ric Burns in 1993 and shown on PBS—but George Stewart's spell-binding and compassionate narrative, Ordeal by Hunger, published initially in 1936, remains the gold standard. In his introduction to our edition, James D. Houston writes: "Sixty-five years after its first publication, this remarkable narrative still stands as the definitive account, giving dramatic life to a haunting and emblematic tale." Though there is horror and tragedy in this story, there are also acts of courage and selflessness. It is a powerful human drama. As the author puts it, the story tells "what human beings may achieve, endure, and perpetrate in the final press of circumstance." In addition to James Houston's authoritative, new introduction, we have
incorporated new illustrations and maps, aided in this effort by many organizations,
most especially The Bancroft Library of The University of California, Berkeley.
--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
The
Perilous Journey of the Donner Party
Patty
Reed's Doll: The Story of the Donner Party
A
Teacher's Guide to 'Patty Reed's Doll: The Story of the Donner Party
Snow
Mountain Passage
Winter
of Entrapment: A New Look at the Donner Party
The
Donner Party Chronicles: A Day-by-Day Account of a Doomed Wagon Train,
1846-47
The
Journal of Douglas Allen Deeds : The Donner Party Expedition, 1846 (My
Name Is America)
The
Donner Party VHS
The
Donner Party DVD
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