History of the Donner Party. A Tragedy of the Sierras. [Together with Four Original Documents Signed by Breen Family Members]
History of the Donner Party. A Tragedy of the Sierras. [Together with Four Original Documents Signed by Breen Family Members]
History of the Donner Party. A Tragedy of the Sierras. [Together with Four Original Documents Signed by Breen Family Members]
History of the Donner Party. A Tragedy of the Sierras. [Together with Four Original Documents Signed by Breen Family Members]
History of the Donner Party. A Tragedy of the Sierras. [Together with Four Original Documents Signed by Breen Family Members]
History of the Donner Party. A Tragedy of the Sierras. [Together with Four Original Documents Signed by Breen Family Members]
History of the Donner Party. A Tragedy of the Sierras. [Together with Four Original Documents Signed by Breen Family Members]
History of the Donner Party. A Tragedy of the Sierras. [Together with Four Original Documents Signed by Breen Family Members]
History of the Donner Party. A Tragedy of the Sierras. [Together with Four Original Documents Signed by Breen Family Members]
History of the Donner Party. A Tragedy of the Sierras. [Together with Four Original Documents Signed by Breen Family Members]
History of the Donner Party. A Tragedy of the Sierras. [Together with Four Original Documents Signed by Breen Family Members]
History of the Donner Party. A Tragedy of the Sierras. [Together with Four Original Documents Signed by Breen Family Members]
History of the Donner Party. A Tragedy of the Sierras. [Together with Four Original Documents Signed by Breen Family Members]
History of the Donner Party. A Tragedy of the Sierras. [Together with Four Original Documents Signed by Breen Family Members]
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(Westward Expansion) McGlashan, C. F. HISTORY OF THE DONNER PARTY. A TRAGEDY OF THE SIERRAS. [TOGETHER WITH FOUR ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS SIGNED BY BREEN FAMILY MEMBERS]. Truckee, Cal.: Crowley & McGlashan, [1879], (1879). FIRST EDITION. 8vo - 9-1/16" x 5-3/4". Original blind-stamped brown cloth covered boards with titles stamped in gilt to spine with minor wear to the corners and to the head and tail of spine, also some fading and rubbing to the covers and spine for what is still a nice copy of the book. Plain endpapers; the first FFEP excised, the second FFEP with a 1" closed tear to top edge; front hinge cracking. 193 pp. From Stanford University Press, "History of the Donner Party remains in steady demand as an authoritative account of the tragic episode . . . The name of the Donner Party has come to symbolize the struggle of all pioneers, for the Donner experiences were the acme of horror, despair, and suffering. This chronicle is a towering tribute to the band of pioneers who struggled over deserts and the High Sierra towards California during the rugged winter of 1846-47 . . . Mr. McGlashan was a contemporary of the Donner Party's children. From the many survivors of the expedition whom he knew and interviewed . . . from more than a thousand letters written to him by survivors . . . McGlashan was able to verify the facts and write a book from the point of view of the survivors themselves." Cowan p. 406; Graff 2610; Howes M102; Zamorano Eighty 53. The condition of the book is VERY GOOD.

The book is accompanied with four items signed by surviving members of the family of Patrick Breen, on whose diary a lot of McGlashan's book is based. Four of the seven Breen children who made the harrowing journey are represented. The documents are as follows:

A check signed by Patrick Breen [Jr.] (nine years old at the time of rescue) made out to Maurice Sullivan, dated Nov. 12, 1876. (Patrick Breen Sr. died in 1868).

Manuscript deed transferring land from James F. Breen to his wife Kate, with indication that the land was "set apart . . . in the estates of Patrick Breen and Margaret Breen deceased on final distribution thereof . . . " Signed by James F. Breen (five years old at time of rescue) dated Sept. 27, 1897.

Portion of printed mortgage document, signed by Margaret I. [Breen] McMahon (one year old at time of rescue) and last survivor of the Donner Party; also signed as witness by Peter Breen (three years old at time of rescue) dated March 22, 1909.

Portion of a printed indenture document signed by Margaret I. [Breen] McMahon, dated April 18, 1912.

Association material of the Donner Party is RARE. # 000966