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McGlashan, C. F.. Ed(S): Hinkle, George Henry; Hinkle, Bliss McGlashan - History of the Donner Party - 9780804703666 - V9780804703666
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History of the Donner Party

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Description for History of the Donner Party Hardback. Editor(s): Hinkle, George Henry; Hinkle, Bliss McGlashan. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 146 x 28. Weight in Grams: 565.

Originally published in 1880, McGlashan's History of the Donner Party remains in steady demand as an authoritative account of the tragic episode. The editors have added newly discovered information and photographs to their foreword, which is based on material in family documents and on the authors own recollections.

The name of the Donner Party has come to symbolize the struggle of all pioneers, for the Donner experiences were the acme of horror, despair, and suffering. This chronicle is a towering tribute to the band of pioneers who struggled over deserts and the High Sierra toward California during the rugged ... Read more

Mr. McGlashan was a contemporary of the Donner Party's children. From the many survivors of the expedition whom he knew and interviewed, from a personal knowledge of the route followed, from more than a thousand letters written to him by survivors, and from consultations with still-living authors of older works on the subject. McGlashan was able to verify the facts and write a book from the point of view of the survivors themselves.

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
1940
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Palo Alto, United States
ISBN
9780804703666
SKU
V9780804703666
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15

Reviews for History of the Donner Party
"Historians owe much to the patient industry of McGlashan, who brought together the facts of the tragic Donner episode. . . . McGlashan's work will remain the standard, as well as the pioneer, presentation of facts. The editors have made a notable contribution in their lengthy introduction as well as in the maps, editors' notes, and bilbiography."—The American Historical Review ... Read more

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