The best land under heaven : the Donner Party in the age of Manifest Destiny / Michael Wallis.
The best land under heaven : the Donner Party in the age of Manifest Destiny / Michael Wallis.
The best land under heaven : the Donner Party in the age of Manifest Destiny / Michael Wallis.
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Publisher
New York : Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company, [2017]
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G 2017/5452
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Language
English
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Physical content
xx, 455 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Introduction : 1846 -- Prologue : Donner Lake, June 6, 1918 -- One. Call of the West. 1. A migrating people -- 2. The best land under heaven -- 3. Gray gold -- 4. Snake heads -- 5. California dreaming -- 6. The bold plunge -- 7. Wagons ho! April 1846 -- 8. Farewell, April 14-15, 1846 -- 9. Independe...
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Publisher
New York : Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company, [2017]
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
[2017]
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Summary
In the eerily warm spring of 1846, George Donner placed this advertisement in a local newspaper as he and a restless caravan prepared for what they hoped would be the most rewarding journey of a lifetime. But in eagerly pursuing what would a century later become known as the "American dream," this optimistic-yet-motley crew of emigrants was met wit...
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The best land under heaven : the Donner Party in the age of Manifest Destiny / Michael Wallis.
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Donner Party in the age of Manifest Destiny
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 427-436) and index.
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G 2017/5452
Record Identifier
74VKVgBp84K3
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVgBp84K3
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ISBN
0871407698 (hardcover)
9780871407696 (hardcover)
DDC
978.02
MMS ID
991024148809302626
