Snow Mountain Passage

Snow Mountain Passage



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About the Author Author's Desktop Excerpt Q&A  

Picture of Author From the Desktop of James Houston

 

 

IMAGES OF SNOW MOUNTAIN PASSAGE

THE OVERLAND MONTHLY was one of California's literary magazines. Founded in the 1860s by Bret Harte, it was still going in June 1917, when they published an interview with Patty Reed, then 79. I came across it at the Bancroft Library, U.C. Berkeley.

 

Click on any of the tiles above to see the full-size image along with James Houston's commentary.

 

MAPS FROM SNOW MOUNTAIN PASSAGE
(These are large images and may take a long time to download.)

1. Map of the United States.

2. Map of first half of the trip of the Donner Party.

3. Map of second half of the trip of the Donner Party.