History of the Donner Party

By Mcglashan, Charles Fayette

Book Id: WPLBN0000634803
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Title:	History of the Donner Party
Author:	Mcglashan, Charles Fayette
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Language:	English
Subject:	Literature, Literature & thought, Writing.
Collections:	Classic Literature Collection, Blackmask Online Collection
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Publisher:	Blackmask Online


Citation APA MLA Chicago F. Mcglasha, B. C. (n.d.). History of the Donner Party. Retrieved from http://self.gutenberg.org/

Description
Preface: The delirium preceding death by starvation, is full of strange phantasies. Visions of plenty, of comfort, of elegance, flit ever before the fast?dimming eyes. The final twilight of death is a brief semi?consciousness in which the dying one frequently repeats his weird dreams. Half rising from his snowy couch, pointing upward, one of the death?stricken at Donner Lake may have said, with tremulous voice: ?Look! there, just above us, is a beautiful house. It is of costliest walnut, inlaid with laurel and ebony, and is resplendent with burnished silver. Magnificent in all its apartments, it is furnished like a palace. It is rich with costly cushions, elegant tapestries, dazzling mirrors; its floor is covered with Oriental carpets, its ceiling with artistic frescoings; downy cushions invite the weary to repose. It is filled with people who are chatting, laughing, and singing, joyous and care?free. There is an abundance of warmth, and rare viands, and sparkling wines. Suspended among the storm?clouds, it is flying along the face of the precipice at a marvelous speed. Flying? no! it has wheels and is gliding along on a smooth, steel pathway.

Table of Contents
Table of Contents: History of the Donner Party, 1 -- C.F. McGlashan, 1 -- Preface, 1 -- Chapter I, 2 -- Chapter II, 6 -- Chapter III, 10 -- Chapter IV, 13 -- Chapter V, 17 -- Chapter VI, 21 -- Chapter VII, 27 -- Chapter VIII, 31 -- Chapter IX, 38 -- Chapter X, 41 -- Chapter XI, 45 -- Chapter XII, 51 -- Chapter XIII, 55 -- Chapter XIV, 61 -- Chapter XV, 64 -- Chapter XVI, 69 -- Chapter XVII, 72 -- Chapter XVIII, 75 -- Chapter XIX, 77 -- Chapter XX, 81 -- Chapter XXI, 84 -- Chapter XXII, 88 -- Chapter XXIII, 93 -- Chapter XXIV, 95 -- History of the Donner Party