Across the Plains in the Donner Party. by Murphy--1 lot of 10 copies

Description: This listing is for lots of 10 copies ofAcross the Plains in the Donner Party: a personal narrative of the overland trip to California, 1846-47. by Virginia Reed Murphy. Virginia was 12 years old when her family left Springfield, Illinois to trek across the plains to California, their intended new home, along with 25 fellow emigrants. Along the way, her grandmother died, her pony had to be left, her family lost their oxen and had to abandon a wagon with their possessions, her stepfather killed a man and was banished from the train, and then she and her group were trapped in snows at the eastern foot of the Sierra Nevada crest at and near what is now Donner Lake and Truckee, California. As a result, 13 of those who started with her in Springfield, and 29 more who joined her along the way, never did cross those mountains. Here is the little girl's story, written by her later as an adult, now a part of the American epic of winning the West. Reprinted from Century Magazine with illustrations added from Frederic Remington and others. 64 pages. ISBN: 978-0-89646-099-7. Published by VistaBooks. Binding is trade paper with saddle-stitched spine. This book is listed by the publisher at $7.95 per copy. Multi-copy purchases here are much lower as shown. The book is listed as brand new as it is from publisher's inventory and has never circulated. Ships via U.S. media mail to U.S. addresses only. If order is needed before stated handling time, email your needs before ordering as we can usually comply--we will email our response; we just don't want to suggest more than what we might be able to do in case we're in a crunch or on a trip. For other titles of outdoors, nature, and Americana see ebay store VstaBooks Outlet. Want fewer copies? See other listing on eBay. For more titles on nature, outdoors, American history see the VistaBooks Outlet store. Also, medleys of multiple titles are available there for themes of Western Americana, Colorado, Yosemite, Native American, national parks, maritime, Nevada/Great Basin, Lake Tahoe/Virginia City NV, Hawaii, California, exploring/mountaineering, Yellowstone/Grand Teton, John Muir.

Price: 30 USD

Location: Silverthorne, Colorado

End Time: 2025-01-17T04:44:16.000Z

Shipping Cost: 6.95 USD