Across the Plains in the Donner Party
Written by Virginia Reed Murphy
Narrated by Colleen Delany
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About this audiobook
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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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5After a trip to Donner Lake and the Donner Lake State Park and Museum, this book was great! And true to everything we saw there written by a survivor.