4.7
Geschiedenis
The tragedy of the Donner party constitutes one of the most amazing stories of the American West. In 1846 eighty-seven people—men, women, and children—set out for California and were persuaded to attempt a new overland route. After struggling across the desert, losing many oxen, and nearly dying of thirst, they reached the very summit of the Sierras only to be trapped by blinding snow and bitter storms. Many perished; some survived by resorting to cannibalism; all were subjected to unbearable suffering.
Incorporating the diaries of the survivors and other contemporary documents, George Stewart wrote the definitive history of that ill-fated band of pioneers—an astonishing account of what human beings may endure and achieve in the final press of circumstance.
© 2007 Blackstone Publishing (Luisterboek): 9781483054353
Publicatiedatum
Luisterboek: 1 januari 2007
4.7
Geschiedenis
The tragedy of the Donner party constitutes one of the most amazing stories of the American West. In 1846 eighty-seven people—men, women, and children—set out for California and were persuaded to attempt a new overland route. After struggling across the desert, losing many oxen, and nearly dying of thirst, they reached the very summit of the Sierras only to be trapped by blinding snow and bitter storms. Many perished; some survived by resorting to cannibalism; all were subjected to unbearable suffering.
Incorporating the diaries of the survivors and other contemporary documents, George Stewart wrote the definitive history of that ill-fated band of pioneers—an astonishing account of what human beings may endure and achieve in the final press of circumstance.
© 2007 Blackstone Publishing (Luisterboek): 9781483054353
Publicatiedatum
Luisterboek: 1 januari 2007
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Kees
29 okt 2023
Zeer goed geschreven en uitstekend voorgelezen. De geschiedenis gaat echt leven, de deelnemers aan deze barre tocht worden mensen van vlees en bloed. Je ziet hun fouten en eigenaardigheden en je leeft met ze mee, juist omdat je gaat inzien dat ze niet zoveel anders zijn dan wij nu. Hoewel de geschiedenis van de Donner party afschuwelijk is heb ik toch genoten van dit luisterboek.
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