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1 online resource (xii, 314 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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American lives |
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American lives.
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| Summary |
"This book tells of Burton?s search to solve the mystery of Tamsen Donner for herself. A graceful mingling of history and memoir, Searching for Tamsen Donner follows Burton and her husband, with their five daughters, on her journey along Tamsen?s path. From Tamsen?s birthplace in Massachusetts to North Carolina, where she lost her first family in the space of three months; to Illinois, where she married George Donner; and finally to the fateful Oregon Trail, Burton recovers one woman?s compelling history through a modern-day family?s adventure into realms of ultimately timeless experiences"--Page 2 of cover |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-314) |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
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digitized 2011 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
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Donner, Tamsen, 1801-1847.
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Donner, Tamsen, 1801-1847. Correspondence
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Burton, Gabrielle -- Travel -- West (U. S.)
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Burton, Gabrielle -- Family
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Burton, Gabrielle -- Family
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Burton, Gabrielle -- Travel -- West (U. S.)
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Donner, Tamsen, 1801-1847 -- Correspondence
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Donner, Tamsen, 1801-1847
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Burton, Gabrielle fast |
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Donner, Tamsen, 1801-1847 fast |
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Donner Party.
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Women pioneers -- West (U.S.) -- Biography
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Women pioneers -- West (U.S.) -- Correspondence
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Frontier and pioneer life -- Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.)
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Overland journeys to the Pacific.
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HISTORY -- State & Local.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Personal Memoirs.
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Donner Party
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Families
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Frontier and pioneer life
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Overland journeys to the Pacific
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Travel
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Women pioneers
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West (U.S.) -- Description and travel. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85146142
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United States -- Sierra Nevada
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West United States
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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Personal correspondence
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780803224438 |
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0803224435 |
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