| Unfortunate Emigrants Contributor(s): Johnson, Kristin (Author) |
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ISBN: 0874212081 ISBN-13: 9780874212082 Publisher: Utah State University Press OUR PRICE: $24.26 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 1996 Annotation: A selection of rare early accounts of the 1846 emigrant party that was trapped in the winter snows of the Sierra Nevada, recounting their strenuous and conflict-ridden trail west; their experiences of starvation, death, and cannibalism; and the herculean but disorganized effort's of Californians to rescue survivors. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 19th Century |
| Dewey: 978.02 |
| LCCN: 96-9996 |
| Physical Information: 0.74" H x 6.02" W x 9.04" (0.99 lbs) 328 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - Plains |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The story of the Donner Party remains one of the most tragic and compelling in pioneer history. Johnson gathers many rare early narratives detailing the participants' trying experiences into one of the most accurate accounts to date of this disastrous event. |