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The Expedition of the Donner Party and its Tragic Fate

The Expedition of the Donner Party and its Tragic Fate

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Number of Chapters: 43

Length: 10 hours and 11 minutes

Language: English

The Donner Party was a group of California-bound American settlers caught up in the "westering fever" of the 1840s. After becoming snowbound in the Sierra Nevada in the winter of 1846–1847, some of the emigrants resorted to cannibalism. Although this aspect of the tragedy has become synonymous with the Donner Party in the popular imagination, it actually was a minor part of the episode.

The author was about 4 at the time. The first part of the book accounts the tragic journey and rescue attempts; the last half are reminiscences of the child orphan, passed from family to family while growing up. (Summary from Wikipedia & Tricia G)

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Preface (Alana Jordan)
Chapter I (Alana Jordan)
Chapter II (Alana Jordan)
Chapter III (Alana Jordan)
Chapter IV (Alana Jordan)
Chapter V (Alana Jordan)
Chapter VI (Alana Jordan)
Chapter VII (Alana Jordan)
Chapter VIII (Alana Jordan)
Chapter IX (Alana Jordan)
Chapter X (Alana Jordan)
Chapter XI (Alana Jordan)
Chapter XII (TriciaG)
Chapter XIII (TriciaG)
Chapter XIV (TriciaG)
Chapter XV (Donna Stewart)
Chapter XVI (Donna Stewart)
Chapter XVII (Donna Stewart)
Chapter XVIII (Jacquerie)
Chapter XIX (Jacquerie)
Chapter XX (Donna Stewart)
Chapter XXI (Donna Stewart)
Chapter XXII (Donna Stewart)
Chapter XXIII (Donna Stewart)
Chapter XXIV (Donna Stewart)
Chapter XXV (Donna Stewart)
Chapter XXVI (Donna Stewart)
Chapter XXVII (Donna Stewart)
Chapter XXVIII (David Lawrence)
Chapter XXIX (Miriam Esther Goldman (1991-2017))
Chapter XXX (RoseA)
Chapter XXXI (Jacquerie)
Chapter XXXII (Jacquerie)
Chapter XXXIII (Jacquerie)
Chapter XXXIV (Jacquerie)
Chapter XXXV (Jacquerie)
Chapter XXXVI (Jacquerie)
Chapter XXXVII (Joy Easton)
Chapter XXXVIII (Jacquerie)
Appendix I (Jacquerie)
Appendix II (Jacquerie)
Appendix III (Jacquerie)
Appendix IV (Jacquerie)
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