Unfortunate emigrants edited by Kristin Johnson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Johnson, Kristin, Author.

Contributor:

Johnson, Kristin, 1953-

This book is freely available in digital formats through the Utah State University Library Digital Commons., funder.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Overland journeys to the Pacific.

Donner Party.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (330 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Logan, Utah : Utah State University Press, 1996.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

J. Quinn Thornton

From Oregon and California in 1848

Lilburn W. Boggs

Immigrants to California

Mary Ann Graves

Letter from California

H.A. Wise

From Los Gringos

Eliza W. Farnham

From California, in-doors and out

J. Ross Browne

From "A dangerous journey"

Frances H. McDougall

The Donner tragedy : a thrilling chapter in our pioneer history

James F. Reed

The snow-bound, starved emigrants of 1846

William McCutchen

Statement of William McCutchen

Francis H. McDougall

The DonnerTragedy once more : reply to Mr. Reed

W.C. Graves

Crossing the plains in '46

Jacob Wright Harlan

From California '46 to '88

Virginia Reed Murphy

Across the plains in the Donner Party (1846)

Edna Maybelle Sherwood

Tragic story of the Donner Party

Roster of the Donner Party.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 299-307) and index.

This eBook is made available Open Access under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780874213133

0874213134

9780585023441

0585023441

OCLC:

42328996

Access Restriction:

Open Access Unrestricted online access