Ordeal by Hunger: The Story of the Donner Party by George R. Stewart

Ordeal by Hunger: The Story of the Donner Party

George R. Stewart

392 pages first pub 1936 (editions)

nonfiction history informative reflective slow-paced
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The tragedy of the Donner party constitutes one of the most amazing stories of the American West. In 1846 eighty-seven people -- men, women, and children -- set out for California, persuaded to attempt a new overland route. After struggling across...

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