The Donner Party

George Keithley

ISBN 10: 0807606383 / ISBN 13: 9780807606384

Published by George Braziller, New York, NY, 1972

About this Item

This 6.0 x 8.625 inch, 254 page hardcover book with dust jacket is the stated first printing of this title in 1972 as indicated on the copyright page. This copy is in fine condition with only a small spot on the bottom front panel of the book cover to mention as a condition issue. The soft grey cloth over black cloth back-strip is in fine condition. The interior text shows the authors inked signature on the ffep and a previous owner's inked name on the front pastedown. The interior text is strictly in fine condition with the deckled fore-edges of the text block showing no signs of handling wear. The dust jacket is in near fine condition showing a bit of fading to the spine color and a bit of crinkling at the jacket's top and bottom. This title is one of many accounts and treatments of the story of the Donner Party. Author Keithley studied the historic accounts and walked and drove much of the Donner Party's route in his effort to capture in poetry / prose the epic challenge that the Donner Party faced in 1846. 254 pages.

Seller Inventory # 1505-814

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Donner Party
• Publisher: George Braziller, New York, NY
• Publication Date: 1972
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0807606383
• ISBN 13: 9780807606384
• Binding: Hardcover w/ Jacket
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author
• Seller catalogs:
  • American Literature
  • American West
  • Adventure and Exploration

About this title

Synopsis

Poetically recreates the sufferings and hardships endured by the Donner Party while trapped in the Sierras during winter

Review

George Keithley's classic account of the Donner tragedy is a major event in American letters. It's an unforgettable tale of heroism, sacrifice, and desperation, all the more memorable for being cast in measured lines that land like successive blows of a hammer. --X.J. Kennedy

As the ancients well knew, verse is the most economical means of telling a story, and George Keithley has a ripping good story to tell. He reveals as much about 'national character' as he does his cast of individuals, all sharply drawn and indelible. "The Donner Party" is a story of shame, judgment, and endurance 'in the land of our desire.' It is a magnificent book. --David Mason

George Keithley's classic account of the Donner tragedy is a major event in American letters. It's an unforgettable tale of heroism, sacrifice, and desperation, all the more memorable for being cast in measured lines that land like successive blows of a hammer.

--X.J. Kennedy

As the ancients well knew, verse is the most economical means of telling a story, and George Keithley has a ripping good story to tell. He reveals as much about 'national character' as he does his cast of individuals, all sharply drawn and indelible. The Donner Party is a story of shame, judgment, and endurance 'in the land of our desire.' It is a magnificent book.

--David Mason