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The Expedition of the Donner Party and Its Tragic Fate by Eliza P. Donner Houghton
The Donner Party was a group of California-bound American settlers caught up in the “westering fever” of the 1840s. After becoming snowbound in the Sierra Nevada in the winter of 1846–1847, some of the emigrants resorted to cannibalism. Although this aspect of the tragedy has become synonymous with the Donner Party in the popular imagination, it actually was a minor part of the episode. The author was about 4 at the time. The first part of the book accounts the tragic journey and rescue attempts; the last half are reminiscences of the child orphan, passed from family to family while growing up...
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25 – Chapter XXV 08.12.2025 9:37
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26 – Chapter XXVI 07.12.2025 15:06
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27 – Chapter XXVII 06.12.2025 13:48
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28 – Chapter XXVIII 05.12.2025 6:39
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29 – Chapter XXIX 04.12.2025 13:30
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30 – Chapter XXX 03.12.2025 7:07
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31 – Chapter XXXI 02.12.2025 21:02
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32 – Chapter XXXII 01.12.2025 11:36
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33 – Chapter XXXIII 30.11.2025 12:24
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34 – Chapter XXXIV 29.11.2025 14:27
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35 – Chapter XXXV 28.11.2025 19:24
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36 – Chapter XXXVI 27.11.2025 7:22
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37 – Chapter XXXVII 26.11.2025 3:50
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38 – Chapter XXXVIII 25.11.2025 14:04
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39 – Appendix I 24.11.2025 20:15
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40 – Appendix II 23.11.2025 13:06
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41 – Appendix III 22.11.2025 16:24
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42 – Appendix IV 21.11.2025 21:24
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