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Donner Party: George Donner
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Because George and Jacob Donner were Tar Heels, the North Carolina Collection buys books on the ill-fated Donner party experience. As the person does book selection for the Collection, I’ve been amazed at the number of children’s books on the Donner Party. What lessons are being taught by this bit of history?
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As the Donner party inched their wagons through the mountains, George Donner's wagon broke an axle. Twenty-one of the pioneers, including Donner and his brother Jacob, their families, and several teamsters stopped at Alder Creek. The mountain meadow lies three miles (4.8 kilometers) north of present-day Truckee. The rest of the wagons, meanwhile, pushed ahead.
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March 13 The third relief party arrives at Alder Creek, George Donner is dying from his infection in his hand he had injured while repairing an axle. His wife Tamzen refuses to leave her husband but sends her three children with others on without her. Later that month another rescue party sets out but is unable to continue because of snow.
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