Fatal Decision: The Tragic Story Of The Donner Party is a non-fiction book written by Walter M. Stookey. The book tells the story of the ill-fated Donner Party, a group of pioneers who set out for California in 1846 and became stranded in the Sierra Nevada mountains during the winter. The book explores the decisions made by the group's leaders, including James F. Reed and George Donner, that ultimately led to their tragic fate. Stookey draws on historical records and personal accounts to provide a detailed and compelling ...
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Fatal Decision: The Tragic Story Of The Donner Party is a non-fiction book written by Walter M. Stookey. The book tells the story of the ill-fated Donner Party, a group of pioneers who set out for California in 1846 and became stranded in the Sierra Nevada mountains during the winter. The book explores the decisions made by the group's leaders, including James F. Reed and George Donner, that ultimately led to their tragic fate. Stookey draws on historical records and personal accounts to provide a detailed and compelling account of the events leading up to the Donner Party's demise. The book also examines the aftermath of the tragedy, including the rescue efforts and the public's reaction to the news. Overall, Fatal Decision offers a gripping and insightful look at one of the most infamous episodes in American history.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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Very Good in Good Plus jacket. 8vo. Foreword by George Albert Smith. xv, 209pp, illustrated with b/w photos, drawings, maps, index. Cloth boards in edge-worn dust-jacket which has several tears. The story of the Donner Party from their departure from Springfield, Illinois, in the Spring of 1846 bound for California, to their reaching the Sierra Nevada mountains and becoming snowed in and where many of them lost their lives.
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Good. First Edition. first edition book, does not include the dust jacket, light amount of wear on the corners of the book Very Clean Copy-Over 500, 000 Internet Orders Filled.
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