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    Unfortunate Emigrants
    Unfortunate Emigrants
    Unfortunate Emigrants
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    Unfortunate Emigrants

    By Kristin Johnson

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     The story of the Donner Party remains one of the most tragic and compelling in pioneer history. Johnson gathers many rare early narratives detailing the participants' trying experiences into one of the most accurate accounts to date of this disastrous event.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherUtah State University Press
    Release dateJul 1, 1996
    ISBN9780874213133
    Unfortunate Emigrants
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    Kristin Johnson

    Kristin Johnson lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with her family and their dog and teaches writing at a local college. She spent two years as a media specialist and children's librarian in Minneapolis Public Schools.

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      Good collection of primary accounts about the 1846 Donner expedition and tragedy. Kristin Johnson is a co-worker at my library.

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