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The perilous journey of the Donner Party by Calabro, Marian is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
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<p>On April 14, 1846, the Donner Party set out from Springfield, Illinois, in search of a better life in the largely unsettled California territory. The trip started well but eventually questionable choices and infighting delayed pioneers' attempt to cross the Sierra Nevada until winter. As the impassable snows closed in and their supplies dwindled to nothing, the group faced an almost hopeless struggle for survival that would push some toward the final taboo of cannibalism. Nearly half the members of the Donner Party were children. This account, filled with selections from the survivors' letters and diaries, focuses on the children's experiences, making it uniquely compelling and accessible to young readers. Index, bibliography, chronology, group rosters, suggestions for further research.</p> <p>Uses materials from letters and diaries written by survivors of the Donner Party to relate the experiences of that ill-fated group as they endured horrific circumstances on their way to California in 1846-47. </p>
Who reads The perilous journey of the Donner Party?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Calabro, Marian
- Publisher
- New York: Clarion Books
- Published
- 1999
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780395866108
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Education, Fiction, Young Adult
- Rating
- 3.79 / 5 (162 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14