Project Gutenberg 2004-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 438 Houghton, Eliza Poor Donner Donner, Eliza Poor The Expedition of the Donner Party and its Tragic Fate Produced by Dave Morgan, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Expedition of the Donner Party and its Tragic Fate" by Eliza P. Donner Houghton is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book recounts the harrowing journey of the Donner Party, a group of American pioneers who set out for California in 1846 with hope and ambition, only to face unimaginable hardship and tragedy as they became snowbound in the Sierra Nevada mountains. The narrative is drawn from personal recollections, presenting a unique perspective as the author, a child survivor, reflects on her family's experience amidst the larger historical context of westward expansion. The opening of the book introduces the author’s personal connection to the epic tale, recounting her early memories of the Donner Party, led by her father, George Donner. It sets the stage with rich descriptions of the time, illustrating the hopes of the pioneers who embarked on a quest for a better life while foreshadowing the grim reality they would face. It details the preparations for the journey, the forging of community ties, and the excitement of embarking on an adventure that would soon turn to despair as they encountered challenges such as treacherous weather, scarce provisions, and dire moral dilemmas. Houghton’s poignant recollections blend personal and collective memory, paving the way for a powerful account of survival against overwhelming odds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 73.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Donner Party Overland journeys to the Pacific F850.5 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Travel & Geography 722404 2025-06-05T05:49:01.323137 text/html 650998 2013-03-06T10:55:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1811705 2025-06-05T05:49:15.765059 application/epub+zip 1824291 2025-06-05T05:49:06.065066 application/epub+zip 331017 2025-06-05T05:49:04.141118 application/epub+zip 2190265 2025-06-05T05:49:23.048006 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2098360 2025-06-05T05:49:14.337040 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 579810 2022-09-05T11:53:35.909504 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 571407 2023-10-05T08:23:27.033694 text/plain 15339 2025-06-05T05:49:23.206989 application/rdf+xml 21752 2025-06-05T05:49:04.788079 image/jpeg 4497 2025-06-05T05:49:04.469076 image/jpeg 2421254 2025-06-05T05:49:01.520104 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog