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The story of the Donner Party is very much the story of James F. Reed’s family, not simply because the Reeds were prominent members, but because they left much documentary evidence: diaries, memoirs, correspondence and letters written en route and interviews shortly after the disaster. The adopted daughter of Reed, Virginia Reed Murphy’s memoir is a noteworthy recounting of the Donner party disaster and its gruesome end. Her writing is sprightly, informal, and full of human interest.
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“Delaney’s soft voice for the young author’s simple language and old-fashioned vocabulary transports us to another time and to her nightmare of hardship and death…The desperate and whispery expression Delaney gives to the child’s account makes it so personal we can feel her hunger and emotional pain.”
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