American experience

About This Book

Presents information about the Donner Party tragedy: a group of pioneers traveling to the American West that became trapped in the Sierra Nevada mountains during the winter of 1846-47 with nearly one-half dying. Provides links to photographic images of artifacts, people, and locations, as well as diaries, accounts, interviews, and diagrams made by Donner Party members. Contains background information provided by journalists, historians, and others.