| The Expedition of the Donner Party Contributor(s): Houghton, Eliza P. Donner (Author) |
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ISBN: 1417908319 ISBN-13: 9781417908318 Publisher: Kessinger Publishing OUR PRICE: $37.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2005 Annotation: 1911. Illustrated. A captivating account of the period when American civilization first crossed its mountain heights and entered its overland gateways written by the daughter of the Captain of the ill-fated Donner Party. She writes: And I, a child then, scarcely four years of age, was too young to do more than watch and suffer with other children the lesser privations of our snow-beleaguered camp; and with them survive, because the fathers and mothers hungered in order that the children might live. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Historical - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs - Biography & Autobiography | Women |
| Dewey: B |
| Lexile Measure: 1300 |
| Physical Information: 1.01" H x 6" W x 9" (1.45 lbs) 452 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
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