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- catalog contributor b10877872.
- catalog contributor b10877873.
- catalog created "c1997.".
- catalog date "1997".
- catalog date "c1997.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1997.".
- catalog description "Chapter I. The Pacific Coast in 1895 -- Speeches of Senator Benton and report of Capt. Fremont -- My father and his family -- Interest awakened in the new territory -- Formation of the first emigrant party from Illinois to California -- The preparations for the journey -- The start -- On the outskirts of civilization -- Chapter II. In the territory of Kansas -- Prairie schooners from Santa Fe to independence, Mo. -- Life en route -- The Big blue -- Camp Government -- The Blue Rover -- Chapter III. In the haunts of the pawnees -- Letters of Mrs. George Donner -- Halt at Fort Bernard -- Sioux Indians at Fort Laramie -- Chapter IV. Forth of July in an emigrant party -- Open letter of Lansford Hasting -- George Donner elected Captain of Party bound for California -- Entering the Great Desert -- Insufficient supply of food -- Volunteers commissioned by my father to Hasten to Sutter's Fort for relief -- Chapter V. Bewildering guide board -- Soul-trying struggles -- First snow -- Reed Snyder tragedy -- Hardcoop's fate -- Chapter VI. Indian depredations -- Wolfinger's disappearance -- Stanton returns with supplies furnished by Capt. Sutter- Donner Wagons separated from train forever -- Terrible piece of news -- Forced into shelter at Donner Lake -- Donner Camp on Prosser Creek".
- catalog description "Chapter VII. Snowbound -- Scarcity of food at both camps -- Watching for return of McCutchen and Reed -- Chapter VIII. Another storm -- Four deaths in Donner Camp -- Field mice used for food -- Changed appearance of the starving -- Sunshine -- Departure of the "Forlorn Hope" -- Watching for relief -- Impossible to disturb the bodies of the dead in Donner Camp -- Arrival and departure of First relief party -- Chapter IX. Suffering of the "Forlorn Hope" -- Resort to human flesh -- "Camp of death" -- Boots crisped and Eaten -- Deer killed -- Indian Rancheria -- The "White Man's Home" at last -- Chapter X. Relief measures inaugurated in California -- Disturbed conditions because of Mexican War -- Generous Subscriptions -- Three parties organize -- "First Relief," under Racine Tucker; "Second Relief," Under Reed and Greenwood; and Relay Camp under Woodworth -- First relief party crosses snow-belt and reaches Donner Lake -- Chapter XI. Watching for the Second Relief Party -- "Old Navajo" -- Last Food in Camp -- Chapter XII. Arrival of second relief, or Reed-Greenwood Party -- Few Survivors Strong enough to travel -- Wife's choice -- Partings at Donner Camp -- My two sisters and I deserted -- Departure of Second Relief Party".
- catalog description "Chapter XIII. A fateful cabin -- Mrs. Murphy gives motherly comfort -- The great storm -- Half a biscuit -- Arrival of third relief -- "Where is my boy?" -- Chapter XIV. The quest of two fathers -- Second relief in distress -- Third relief organized at Woodworth's relay camp -- Divides and one half goes to succor second relief and its refugees; And the other half proceeds to Donner Lake -- A last farewell -- A woman's sacrifice -- Chapter XV. Simon Murphy, Frances, Georgia, and I taken from the Lake Cabins by the third relief -- No food to leave -- Crossing the snow -- Remnant of the second relief overtaken -- Out of the snow -- Incidents of the journey -- Johnson's ranch -- The Sinclair home -- Sutter's fort -- Chapter XVI. Elitha and Leanna -- Life at the fort -- Watching the cow path -- Return of the Fallon Party -- Keseberg brought in by them -- Father and Mother did not come -- Chapter XVII. Orphans -- Keseberg and His accusers -- Sensational accounts of the tragedy at Donner life -- Property sold and guardian appointed -- Kindly Indians -- "Grandpa" -- Marriage of Elitha -- Chapter XVIII. "Grandma" -- Happy visits -- A New home -- Am persuaded to leave it -- Chapter XIX. On a cattle ranch near the Costumne River -- "Name Billy" -- Indian grub feast -- Chapter XX. I return to grandma -- War rumors at the Fort -- Lingering hope that my mother might be living -- An Indian convey -- The brunners and the home".
- catalog description "Chapter XXI. Moral discipline -- The historical Pueblo of Sonoma -- Sugar plums -- Chapter XXII. Gold discovered -- "California is ours" -- Nursing the sick -- The U.S. Military Post -- Burial of an officer -- Chapter XXIII. Reaping and threshing -- A pioneer funeral -- The funeral -- The homeless and wayfaring appeal to Mrs. Brunner -- Return of the miners -- Social gatherings -- Our daily routine -- Stolen pleasures -- A little daitymaid -- My dogskin shoes -- Chapter XXIV. Mexican methods of cultivation -- First steamship through the golden gate -- "The Argonauts" or "Boys of 49" -- A letter from the states -- John Baptiste -- Jakie Leaves Us -- The first American school in Sonoma -- Chapter XXV. Fever patients from the mines -- Unmarked graves -- The tales and taunts that wounded my young heart -- Chapter XXVI. Thank offerings -- Miss Doty's School -- The bond of kindred -- In jacket and trousers -- Chum Charlie -- Chapter XXVII. Capt. Frisbie -- Wedding festivities -- The Masterpiece of Grandma's youth -- Senora Vallejo -- Jakie's return -- His death -- A Cherokee Indian who had stood by My father's grave -- Chapter XXVIII. Elitha, Frances, and Mr. Miller visit us -- Mrs. Brunner claims us as her children -- The Daguerreo-type -- Chapter XXIX. Great smallpox epidemic -- St. Mary's Hall -- Thanksgiving day in California -- Another brother-in-law".
- catalog description "Chapter XXX. Ideas and longings -- The future -- Christmas -- Chapter XXXI. The widow stein and little Johnnie -- "Daughters of a sainted mother" -- Estrangement and desolation -- A resolution and a vow -- My people arrive and plan to bear me away -- Chapter XXXII. Grandma's return -- Good-bye to the dumb creatures -- Georgia and I are off for Sacramento -- Chapter XXXIII. The public schools of Sacramento -- A glimpse pf grandpa -- The rancho de los cazadores -- My sweetest privilege -- Letters from the Brunners -- Chapter XXXIV. Tragedy of Sonoma -- Christian Brunner in a prison cell -- St. Catherine's Covenant at Benicia -- Romance of Spanish California -- The beautiful angel in Black -- The prayer of Dona conception Arguello realized -- Monastic rites -- Chapter XXXV. The Chamberlain family, cousins of Daniel Webster -- Jefferson Grammar School -- Further conflicting accounts of the Donner Party -- Paternal ancestry -- S.O. Houghton -- Death takes one of the seven surviving Donners -- Chapter XXXVI. News of the Brunners -- Letters from grandpa -- Chapter XXXVII. Arrival of the First Pony Express -- Chapter XXXVIII. War and Rumors of war -- Marriage -- Sonoma revisited.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog extent "xxxi, 374 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0803273045 (pa : alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "1997".
- catalog issued "c1997.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press,".
- catalog subject "978 21".
- catalog subject "Donner Party.".
- catalog subject "F868.N5 H8 1997".
- catalog tableOfContents "Chapter I. The Pacific Coast in 1895 -- Speeches of Senator Benton and report of Capt. Fremont -- My father and his family -- Interest awakened in the new territory -- Formation of the first emigrant party from Illinois to California -- The preparations for the journey -- The start -- On the outskirts of civilization -- Chapter II. In the territory of Kansas -- Prairie schooners from Santa Fe to independence, Mo. -- Life en route -- The Big blue -- Camp Government -- The Blue Rover -- Chapter III. In the haunts of the pawnees -- Letters of Mrs. George Donner -- Halt at Fort Bernard -- Sioux Indians at Fort Laramie -- Chapter IV. Forth of July in an emigrant party -- Open letter of Lansford Hasting -- George Donner elected Captain of Party bound for California -- Entering the Great Desert -- Insufficient supply of food -- Volunteers commissioned by my father to Hasten to Sutter's Fort for relief -- Chapter V. Bewildering guide board -- Soul-trying struggles -- First snow -- Reed Snyder tragedy -- Hardcoop's fate -- Chapter VI. Indian depredations -- Wolfinger's disappearance -- Stanton returns with supplies furnished by Capt. Sutter- Donner Wagons separated from train forever -- Terrible piece of news -- Forced into shelter at Donner Lake -- Donner Camp on Prosser Creek".
- catalog tableOfContents "Chapter VII. Snowbound -- Scarcity of food at both camps -- Watching for return of McCutchen and Reed -- Chapter VIII. Another storm -- Four deaths in Donner Camp -- Field mice used for food -- Changed appearance of the starving -- Sunshine -- Departure of the "Forlorn Hope" -- Watching for relief -- Impossible to disturb the bodies of the dead in Donner Camp -- Arrival and departure of First relief party -- Chapter IX. Suffering of the "Forlorn Hope" -- Resort to human flesh -- "Camp of death" -- Boots crisped and Eaten -- Deer killed -- Indian Rancheria -- The "White Man's Home" at last -- Chapter X. Relief measures inaugurated in California -- Disturbed conditions because of Mexican War -- Generous Subscriptions -- Three parties organize -- "First Relief," under Racine Tucker; "Second Relief," Under Reed and Greenwood; and Relay Camp under Woodworth -- First relief party crosses snow-belt and reaches Donner Lake -- Chapter XI. Watching for the Second Relief Party -- "Old Navajo" -- Last Food in Camp -- Chapter XII. Arrival of second relief, or Reed-Greenwood Party -- Few Survivors Strong enough to travel -- Wife's choice -- Partings at Donner Camp -- My two sisters and I deserted -- Departure of Second Relief Party".
- catalog tableOfContents "Chapter XIII. A fateful cabin -- Mrs. Murphy gives motherly comfort -- The great storm -- Half a biscuit -- Arrival of third relief -- "Where is my boy?" -- Chapter XIV. The quest of two fathers -- Second relief in distress -- Third relief organized at Woodworth's relay camp -- Divides and one half goes to succor second relief and its refugees; And the other half proceeds to Donner Lake -- A last farewell -- A woman's sacrifice -- Chapter XV. Simon Murphy, Frances, Georgia, and I taken from the Lake Cabins by the third relief -- No food to leave -- Crossing the snow -- Remnant of the second relief overtaken -- Out of the snow -- Incidents of the journey -- Johnson's ranch -- The Sinclair home -- Sutter's fort -- Chapter XVI. Elitha and Leanna -- Life at the fort -- Watching the cow path -- Return of the Fallon Party -- Keseberg brought in by them -- Father and Mother did not come -- Chapter XVII. Orphans -- Keseberg and His accusers -- Sensational accounts of the tragedy at Donner life -- Property sold and guardian appointed -- Kindly Indians -- "Grandpa" -- Marriage of Elitha -- Chapter XVIII. "Grandma" -- Happy visits -- A New home -- Am persuaded to leave it -- Chapter XIX. On a cattle ranch near the Costumne River -- "Name Billy" -- Indian grub feast -- Chapter XX. I return to grandma -- War rumors at the Fort -- Lingering hope that my mother might be living -- An Indian convey -- The brunners and the home".
- catalog tableOfContents "Chapter XXI. Moral discipline -- The historical Pueblo of Sonoma -- Sugar plums -- Chapter XXII. Gold discovered -- "California is ours" -- Nursing the sick -- The U.S. Military Post -- Burial of an officer -- Chapter XXIII. Reaping and threshing -- A pioneer funeral -- The funeral -- The homeless and wayfaring appeal to Mrs. Brunner -- Return of the miners -- Social gatherings -- Our daily routine -- Stolen pleasures -- A little daitymaid -- My dogskin shoes -- Chapter XXIV. Mexican methods of cultivation -- First steamship through the golden gate -- "The Argonauts" or "Boys of 49" -- A letter from the states -- John Baptiste -- Jakie Leaves Us -- The first American school in Sonoma -- Chapter XXV. Fever patients from the mines -- Unmarked graves -- The tales and taunts that wounded my young heart -- Chapter XXVI. Thank offerings -- Miss Doty's School -- The bond of kindred -- In jacket and trousers -- Chum Charlie -- Chapter XXVII. Capt. Frisbie -- Wedding festivities -- The Masterpiece of Grandma's youth -- Senora Vallejo -- Jakie's return -- His death -- A Cherokee Indian who had stood by My father's grave -- Chapter XXVIII. Elitha, Frances, and Mr. Miller visit us -- Mrs. Brunner claims us as her children -- The Daguerreo-type -- Chapter XXIX. Great smallpox epidemic -- St. Mary's Hall -- Thanksgiving day in California -- Another brother-in-law".
- catalog tableOfContents "Chapter XXX. Ideas and longings -- The future -- Christmas -- Chapter XXXI. The widow stein and little Johnnie -- "Daughters of a sainted mother" -- Estrangement and desolation -- A resolution and a vow -- My people arrive and plan to bear me away -- Chapter XXXII. Grandma's return -- Good-bye to the dumb creatures -- Georgia and I are off for Sacramento -- Chapter XXXIII. The public schools of Sacramento -- A glimpse pf grandpa -- The rancho de los cazadores -- My sweetest privilege -- Letters from the Brunners -- Chapter XXXIV. Tragedy of Sonoma -- Christian Brunner in a prison cell -- St. Catherine's Covenant at Benicia -- Romance of Spanish California -- The beautiful angel in Black -- The prayer of Dona conception Arguello realized -- Monastic rites -- Chapter XXXV. The Chamberlain family, cousins of Daniel Webster -- Jefferson Grammar School -- Further conflicting accounts of the Donner Party -- Paternal ancestry -- S.O. Houghton -- Death takes one of the seven surviving Donners -- Chapter XXXVI. News of the Brunners -- Letters from grandpa -- Chapter XXXVII. Arrival of the First Pony Express -- Chapter XXXVIII. War and Rumors of war -- Marriage -- Sonoma revisited.".
- catalog title "The expedition of the Donner Party and its tragic fate / by Eliza P. Donner Houghton ; introduction to the Bison books edition by Kristin Johnson.".
- catalog type "text".