Project Gutenberg 2004-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 172 McGlashan, C. F. (Charles Fayette) 1847 1931 McGlashan, Charles Fayette History of the Donner Party: A Tragedy of the Sierra Reading ease score: 70.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by David Schwan, and David Widger "History of the Donner Party: A Tragedy of the Sierra" by C. F. McGlashan is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work delves into the harrowing tale of the Donner Party, a group of American pioneers who faced dire circumstances while trying to cross the Sierra Nevada mountains in the winter of 1846-47. It captures their struggles, despair, and tragic fate, presenting a detailed exploration of the human experience in the face of overwhelming hardship. At the start of the book, the author sets the scene by reminiscing about the picturesque Donner Lake, known for its beauty but also for being the site of one of the most tragic events in California history. McGlashan introduces the key figures of the Donner Party, highlighting their hopeful beginnings as they embark on their journey from Illinois to California. However, the author foreshadows the impending challenges, including delays, possible conflict with Native Americans, and a perilous route that leads the party into a nightmare of starvation and suffering as they confront the harsh winter conditions. The opening provides an overview of the group's motivations and introduces elements of tension that foreshadow the catastrophic events to come. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Donner Party Overland journeys to the Pacific F850.5 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - General 526771 526772 2024-10-03T07:48:49.984857 2023-10-03T07:23:28.197087 text/html text/html 518473 2013-02-07T14:21:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 182853 2013-02-07T14:21:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 269488 2024-10-03T07:48:58.889818 application/epub+zip 277887 2024-10-03T07:48:53.384814 application/epub+zip 265177 2024-10-03T07:48:52.076823 application/epub+zip 515509 2024-10-03T07:49:03.076781 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 497146 2024-10-03T07:48:58.071804 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 405650 2022-09-03T10:14:37.407614 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 471747 471722 2024-10-03T07:48:49.453852 2023-10-03T07:23:27.750063 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 471446 2009-04-06T17:23:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 178069 2009-04-06T17:24:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 471437 2009-04-06T17:23:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 178050 2009-04-06T17:24:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21191 2024-10-03T07:49:03.206762 application/rdf+xml 18036 2024-10-03T07:48:52.634822 image/jpeg 4088 2024-10-03T07:48:52.352815 image/jpeg 262946 2024-10-03T07:48:50.027851 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog