Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... On Oct. 5, 1846, John Snyder was angry that James Reed’s slow-moving heavy wagon was keeping the Donner Party from making good time. Snyder tried to pass ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Back in May 1891, Truckee was abuzz with treasure fever. While on a fishing excursion near Donner Lake, Edward Reynolds uncovered ...
Capital Books Press publishes two landmark survivor accounts for the 180th anniversary of America’s most haunting pioneer disaster 80 years after one of America’s most devastating pioneer tragedies, ...