"History of the Donner Party: A Tragedy of the Sierra" recounts one of the most harrowing chapters in the history of Westward Expansion. C.F. McGlashan meticulously documents the ill-fated journey of the Donner Party, a group of pioneers caught in the unforgiving grip of the Sierra Nevada mountains along the Overland Trail.
This historical account details their desperate struggle for survival as they faced starvation, disease, and unimaginable hardship during the winter of 1846-47. Explore the challenges and perils of overland journeys to the Pacific, specifically along the California Trail. McGlashan's detailed research provides a poignant and enduring record of this tragic episode in 19th-century American history. A gripping account of human resilience and the brutal realities faced by those seeking a new life in the American West.
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