Research Catalog

Title

Unfortunate emigrants : narratives of the Donner Party / edited by Kristin Johnson.

Publication

Logan, Utah : Utah State University Press, 1996.

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Details

Additional Authors

Johnson, Kristin, 1953-

Description

viii, 317 p. : ill., maps; 24 cm.

Subject

• Donner Party
• Overland journeys to the Pacific

Bibliography (note)

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

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.

Call Number

IW 96-13887

ISBN

• 0874212049 (alk. paper)
• 0874212081 (paper : alk. paper)

LCCN

96009996

OCLC

34413492

Title

Unfortunate emigrants : narratives of the Donner Party / edited by Kristin Johnson.

Imprint

Logan, Utah : Utah State University Press, 1996.

Bibliography

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

Added Author

Johnson, Kristin, 1953-

Research Call Number

IW 96-13887