The Donner Party

George Keithley

ISBN 10: 0807612359 / ISBN 13: 9780807612354

Published by George Braziller, New York, NY, 1989

About this Item

INSCRIBED by author on title page. Light edge wear and rubbing, clean copy.

Seller Inventory # 001244

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Donner Party
• Publisher: George Braziller, New York, NY
• Publication Date: 1989
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0807612359
• ISBN 13: 9780807612354
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Inscribed by Author(s)

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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