The perilous journey of the Donner Party
By: by Marian Calabro
Publisher: Scholastic Books
Published: 2000
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9780439186896
Copyright date: 1999
Subjects: Donner Party; Overland journeys to the Pacific; Survival; Pioneer children; Juvenile literature; History
Description: Uses materials from letters and diaries written by survivors of the Donner Party to relate the experiences of that ill-fated group as they endured horrific circumstances on their way to California in 1846-47.
Notes: "Published by Scholastic Inc. ... by arrangement with Houghton Mifflin Company."

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: ch. 1.; title: Journey begins -- -- ch. 2.; title: Independence and beyond -- -- ch. 3.; title: Shortcut to danger -- -- ch. 4.; title: Losing a home and a father -- -- ch. 5.; title: Rock upon rock, snow upon snow -- -- ch. 6.; title: Trapped in the depths -- -- ch. 7.; title: Last taboo -- -- ch. 8.; title: Rescued at last -- -- ch. 9.; title: Looking back, looking ahead -- -- ch. 10.; title: Survivors -- -- ch. 11.; title: Donner Party legacy.