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Lifetime: 1843 - 1922 Passed: ≈ 102 years ago

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Eliza Houghton

Eliza Poor Donner Houghton was the youngest child of George Donner, one of two Springfield, Illinois, brothers who organized the ill-fated California-bound emigrant party that bore their name.

Books by Eliza Houghton

The Expedition of the Donner Party and its Tragic Fate  Cover image

The Expedition of the Donner Party and its Tragic Fate

Memoir
Family Young America Modern Historical United States Imagination Mountains Germany

This is the story of the Donner party who left their home in Illinois to relocate to California in the 1840s. Due to a decision to take an alternate trail and a number of mishaps that delayed them along the way, they arrived in the Sierra Mountains l...