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The Donner Party
“One of the three or four finest book-length American poems ever-written.”—Poetry

First published in 1970, The Donner Party is the story of a wagon train, led by George Donner, which set out from Springfield, Illinois, in 1846, headed for California. George Keithley’s restrained and vivid narrative poem is a harrowing portrait of a group that was pushed to extreme measures in order to survive.
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The Donner Party
“One of the three or four finest book-length American poems ever-written.”—Poetry

First published in 1970, The Donner Party is the story of a wagon train, led by George Donner, which set out from Springfield, Illinois, in 1846, headed for California. George Keithley’s restrained and vivid narrative poem is a harrowing portrait of a group that was pushed to extreme measures in order to survive.
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The Donner Party

The Donner Party

by George Keithley
The Donner Party

The Donner Party

by George Keithley

Overview

“One of the three or four finest book-length American poems ever-written.”—Poetry

First published in 1970, The Donner Party is the story of a wagon train, led by George Donner, which set out from Springfield, Illinois, in 1846, headed for California. George Keithley’s restrained and vivid narrative poem is a harrowing portrait of a group that was pushed to extreme measures in order to survive.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780807616185
Publisher: Braziller, George Inc.
Publication date: 05/19/2012
Edition description: Revised
Pages: 254
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.20(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

George Keithley is the author of Song in a Strange Land and The Starry Messenger. He and his wife live in Chico, California.

What People are Saying About This

David Mason

As the ancients well knew, verse is the most economical means of telling a story, and George Keithley has a ripping good story to tell. He reveals as much about 'national character' as he does his cast of individuals, all sharply drawn and indelible. The Donner Party is a story of shame, judgment, and endurance 'in the land of our desire.' It is a magnificent book.

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