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Expedition of the Donner Party and its Tragic Fate
Written by Eliza P. Donner Houghton
Narrated by LibriVox Community
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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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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I was spellbound by this book! Very grateful to hear the truth from Mrs. Donner Houghton. I highly recommend this book. Shame on the CA Star publication for printing the grisly lies and sensationalism of the trials those emigrants endured. I think not much has changed in 172 years except it would be impossible to find 150 people who would work together for each other's survival. Apparently our news media hasn't changed their tactics either.
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Interesting info, and I know these are recorded by volunteers but this was a painful listen.