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- 11035962 abstract "Eliza Houghton (b. 1843) was the youngest child of George Donner, one of two Springfield, Illinois, brothers who organized the ill-fated California-bound emigrant party that bore their name. Eliza and her older sisters were rescued by relief parties that made their way to the stranded travellers at Donner Lake, but their parents perished, and the girls were left to make their way alone in the West. The expedition of the Donner party and its tragic fate (1911) begins with Mrs. Houghton's account of her childhood and the family's tragic overland journey, and rescue. She continues with her life as an orphan, first at Fort Sutter, and then with a family in Sonoma and with her older half-sister in Sacramento. She describes the impact of the gold rush and new immigration on the area, farm work and domestic work, and her own education in public schools and St. Catherine's Convent in Benicia. She writes at length of the emotional scars caused by contemporary rumors of cannibalism among the Donner Party and offers full accounts of Donner family history as well as the background of her husband, Samuel Houghton. An appendix contains several documentary sources for the history of the Donner Party.".
- 11035962 accessRights "No known restrictions on publication.".
- 11035962 contributor B480362.
- 11035962 created "1911.".
- 11035962 date "1911".
- 11035962 date "1911.".
- 11035962 dateCopyrighted "1911.".
- 11035962 description "Eliza Houghton (b. 1843) was the youngest child of George Donner, one of two Springfield, Illinois, brothers who organized the ill-fated California-bound emigrant party that bore their name. Eliza and her older sisters were rescued by relief parties that made their way to the stranded travellers at Donner Lake, but their parents perished, and the girls were left to make their way alone in the West. The expedition of the Donner party and its tragic fate (1911) begins with Mrs. Houghton's account of her childhood and the family's tragic overland journey, and rescue. She continues with her life as an orphan, first at Fort Sutter, and then with a family in Sonoma and with her older half-sister in Sacramento. She describes the impact of the gold rush and new immigration on the area, farm work and domestic work, and her own education in public schools and St. Catherine's Convent in Benicia. She writes at length of the emotional scars caused by contemporary rumors of cannibalism among the Donner Party and offers full accounts of Donner family history as well as the background of her husband, Samuel Houghton. An appendix contains several documentary sources for the history of the Donner Party.".
- 11035962 extent "xxi p., 1 l., 374, [1] p.".
- 11035962 format "t".
- 11035962 hasFormat "Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.".
- 11035962 identifier calbk.187.
- 11035962 isFormatOf "Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.".
- 11035962 issued "1911".
- 11035962 issued "1911.".
- 11035962 language "eng".
- 11035962 publisher "Chicago, A.C. McClurg & co.,".
- 11035962 relation "Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.".
- 11035962 rights "No known restrictions on publication.".
- 11035962 spatial "California.".
- 11035962 subject "Agriculture California.".
- 11035962 subject "Donner Party.".
- 11035962 subject "Ethnic groups California.".
- 11035962 subject "F868.N5 H8".
- 11035962 subject "Real estate development California.".
- 11035962 subject "Religion and ethics California.".
- 11035962 subject "Urbanization California.".
- 11035962 subject "Women California.".
- 11035962 title "The expedition of the Donner party and its tragic fate, by Eliza P. Donner Houghton ...".
- 11035962 type "text".