Except for newspaper stories, the chapters in this book were the first published account of the Donner Party disaster of 1846 and 1847. They were published in 1849 in a 2-volume book dealing mainly with other matters of interest to emigrants, settlers, and prospectors in or on their way to the subject area, Oregon and California in 1848." This was soon enough to the time of the Donner Party's suffering that the 44 survivors were still recovering from both the physical and mental effects of their ordeal, in which 36 of their companions died, some to be eaten to sustain the living. Thorton's story is grotesque, gory, and tragic horror - a negative chapter in the Winning of the West made all the worse because it is true history and therefore important in understanding our roots.

Camp of Death: The Donner Party Mountain Camp, 1846-47

Thornton, Quinn

Vista Pubns

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Thor Janson has spent over twenty years crisscrossing Central America photographing its animals and plants. He has written several books about the region, known today as the Mayan World, which includes southern Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, and El Salvador. His pictures of animals are impressive. He has been known to sit for days in one spot in the jungle waiting for the chance to photograph a rare bird or animals. His travels also include extended stays in all of the area's national parks where he and his white camper are well known. 
Take a photographic safari through the Mayan World where you will learn about some of the Earth's mos beautiful and exotic plants and animals. Here are photographs with descriptions of wildflowers, invertebrates, reptiles and amphibians, birds and mammals. Also included is detailed information of the region's national parks, how to get there, where to stay, and the most interesting sites to visit in each.

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