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Across the Plains in the Donner Party

Written by: Virginia Reed Murphy
Narrated by: Colleen Delany
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The story of the Donner Party is very much the story of James F. Reed's family, not simply because the Reeds were prominent members, but because they left much documentary evidence: diaries, memoirs, correspondence, and letters written en route and interviews shortly after the disaster.

The adopted daughter of Reed, Virginia Reed Murphy's memoir is a noteworthy recounting of the Donner party disaster and its gruesome end. Her writing is sprightly, informal, and full of human interest.

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I was expecting a more detailed book. I read another book in my past about the Donner party and hoped to get a similar, if not possibly better version but not from this short story. Very disappointed.

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