Read Saving the Donner Party: And Forlorn Hope

Saving the Donner Party: And Forlorn Hope

Richard F. Kaufman

4.9/5 (12205 ratings)

Description:Books, articles, and commentaries have told the story of how the storm of the century in the fall of 1846 trapped eighty-one innocent men, women, and children in the Sierra Nevada Mountains and how brave men risked their lives to save them. In Saving the Donner Party, author Dr. Richard F. Kaufman tells the story of the rescuers of the Donner Party.During the last two decades, Dr. Kaufman has compiled a record of historical documents and letters from Sutter's Fort State Park and the California State Library. He reviews the older literature with a more modern approach, introducing orbital satellite studies with panoramic descriptions of travel routes not seen before. Using historical weather statistics and tree ring technology, he presents a more thorough understanding of the so-called "storm of the century" that enveloped the Donner Party. His account focuses on the massive effort and expenditure of resources by the rescue parties, involving the progress of the Mexican War going on at that time.Saving the Donner Party presents an in-depth interpretation of the event with surprising revelations that changed the historical setting and legacy of California, adding richly to the literature of this topic and updating the knowledge of the Donner Party episode.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Saving the Donner Party: And Forlorn Hope. To get started finding Saving the Donner Party: And Forlorn Hope, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Pages: —

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: —

Release: —

ISBN: 1480809381

Description: Books, articles, and commentaries have told the story of how the storm of the century in the fall of 1846 trapped eighty-one innocent men, women, and children in the Sierra Nevada Mountains and how brave men risked their lives to save them. In Saving the Donner Party, author Dr. Richard F. Kaufman tells the story of the rescuers of the Donner Party.During the last two decades, Dr. Kaufman has compiled a record of historical documents and letters from Sutter's Fort State Park and the California State Library. He reviews the older literature with a more modern approach, introducing orbital satellite studies with panoramic descriptions of travel routes not seen before. Using historical weather statistics and tree ring technology, he presents a more thorough understanding of the so-called "storm of the century" that enveloped the Donner Party. His account focuses on the massive effort and expenditure of resources by the rescue parties, involving the progress of the Mexican War going on at that time.Saving the Donner Party presents an in-depth interpretation of the event with surprising revelations that changed the historical setting and legacy of California, adding richly to the literature of this topic and updating the knowledge of the Donner Party episode.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Saving the Donner Party: And Forlorn Hope. To get started finding Saving the Donner Party: And Forlorn Hope, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Special Offer | $0.00

Special Offer! | $0.00

Saving the Donner Party: And Forlorn Hope

Saving the Donner Party: And Forlorn Hope

More Books

The war profiteers [by] Richard F. Kaufman

The war profiteers [by] Richard F. Kaufman

The political economy of the Middle East, 1973-78 : a compendium of papers submitted to the Joint Economic Committee ... April 21, 1980 / [edited by Richard F. Kaufman and James Wootte [Leather Bound]

The political economy of the Middle East, 1973-78 : a compendium of papers submitted to the Joint Economic Committee ... April 21, 1980 / [edited by Richard F. Kaufman and James Wootte [Leather Bound]

Saving the Donner Party: And Forlorn Hope by Richard F. Kaufman (2014-07-28)

Saving the Donner Party: And Forlorn Hope by Richard F. Kaufman (2014-07-28)

The War Profiteers

The War Profiteers

A One-Way Trip to Death: A Survivor’s View of Cruise Missiles in the Cuban Missile Crisis

A One-Way Trip to Death: A Survivor’s View of Cruise Missiles in the Cuban Missile Crisis

The Full Costs of Ballistic Missile Defense

The Full Costs of Ballistic Missile Defense

A Spiritual Right of Passage: Conversion and Dignity in the Jewish Tradition

A Spiritual Right of Passage: Conversion and Dignity in the Jewish Tradition

Western perceptions of Soviet economic trends: A staff study

Western perceptions of Soviet economic trends: A staff study

The China Diary: 1978 - October 12 - November 29

The China Diary: 1978 - October 12 - November 29