Expedition of the Donner Party and its Tragic Fate
Eliza P. Donner Houghton
Play
Length 10 h 11 min
Chapters 42
First published 1911
The Donner Party was a group of California-bound American settlers caught up in the "westering fever" of the 1840s. After becoming snowbound in the Sierra Nevada in the winter of 1846–1847, some of the emigrants resorted to cannibalism. Although this aspect of the tragedy has become synonymous with the Donner Party in the popular imagination, it actually was a minor part of the episode.
The author was about 4 at the time. The first part of the book accounts the tragic journey and rescue attempts; the last half are reminiscences of the child orphan, passed from family to family while growing up. (Summary from Wikipedia & Tricia G)
Chapters
1
Preface Read by Alana Jordan 6:36
2
Chapter II Read by Alana Jordan 16:57
3
Chapter III Read by Alana Jordan 16:11
4
Chapter IV Read by Alana Jordan 15:01
5
Chapter V Read by Alana Jordan 24:20
6
Chapter VI Read by Alana Jordan 17:48
7
Chapter VII Read by Alana Jordan 5:50
8
Chapter VIII Read by Alana Jordan 14:55
9
Chapter IX Read by Alana Jordan 25:46
10
Chapter X Read by Alana Jordan 14:21
11
Chapter XI Read by Alana Jordan 6:06
12
Chapter XII Read by TriciaG 7:56
13
Chapter XIII Read by TriciaG 8:13
14
Chapter XIV Read by TriciaG 12:23
15
Chapter XV Read by Donna Stewart 14:57
16
Chapter XVI Read by Donna Stewart 9:06
17
Chapter XVII Read by Donna Stewart 14:20
18
Chapter XVIII Read by Jacquerie 13:43
19
Chapter XIX Read by Jacquerie 14:45
20
Chapter XX Read by Donna Stewart 25:01
21
Chapter XXI Read by Donna Stewart 17:56
22
Chapter XXII Read by Donna Stewart 12:13
23
Chapter XXIII Read by Donna Stewart 21:21
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Chapter XXIV Read by Donna Stewart 18:16
25
Chapter XXV Read by Donna Stewart 9:37
26
Chapter XXVI Read by Donna Stewart 15:06
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Chapter XXVII Read by Donna Stewart 13:48
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Chapter XXVIII Read by David Lawrence 6:39
29
Chapter XXIX Read by Miriam Esther Goldman (1991-2017) 13:30
30
Chapter XXX Read by RoseA 7:07
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Chapter XXXI Read by Jacquerie 21:02
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Chapter XXXII Read by Jacquerie 11:36
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Chapter XXXIII Read by Jacquerie 12:24
34
Chapter XXXIV Read by Jacquerie 14:27
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Chapter XXXV Read by Jacquerie 19:24
36
Chapter XXXVI Read by Jacquerie 7:22
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Chapter XXXVII Read by Joy Easton 3:50
38
Chapter XXXVIII Read by Jacquerie 14:04
39
Appendix I Read by Jacquerie 20:15
40
Appendix II Read by Jacquerie 13:06
41
Appendix III Read by Jacquerie 16:24
42
Appendix IV Read by Jacquerie 21:24
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