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The best land under heaven : the Donner Party in the age of Manifest Destiny / Michael Wallis.

Author: Wallis, Michael, 1945- author.

Physical Description:455 pages ; 24 cm

Note:An account of the 1846 Donner-Reed expedition reveals the true events surrounding the tragedy, profiling the adventurous characters who shaped the group and how various interpersonal factors led to their harrowing experiences.



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