Directory of Donner Party Resources

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The Donner Party is the name given to a group of pioneers who became trapped in the Sierra Nevada mountains during the winter of 1846-47. The experience, at an early time in the far West expansion, was horrific and it has become an episode of the American Dream turned nightmare.

Resources in This Category

• Daniel Lewis: The Donner Party

  http://raiboy.tripod.com/Donner/
  Information on the Donner Party with rosters of the Donner Party, pictures, and descriptions of the route along with a background on the year of 1846.

• Donner Party - John Sutter Sends Help - 1846

  http://www.sfmuseum.org/hist6/donner.html
  This is the first word to reach San Francisco of the human disaster. It was published in the "California Star" shortly after a rescue party left Sutter's Fort to search for survivors in the Sierra.

• New Light on the Donner Party

  http://www.utahcrossroads.org/DonnerParty/
  Examines old myths and presents new information; includes chronology, bibliography, FAQ, hyperlinks, and accurate biographical information about Donner Party members.

• PBS: The Donner Party

  http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/donner/filmmore/pt.html
  From "The American Experience." This site is a transcript account of the Donner Party's experience taken from quotes from the party members.

 

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