Kelly J. Dixon Julie M. Schablitsky Shannon A. Novak
The Donner Party is almost inextricably linked with cannibalism. In truth, we know remarkably little about what actually happened to the starving travelers stranded in the Sierra Nevada in the winter of 1846 47. Combining the approaches of history, ethnohistory, archaeology, bioarchaeology, and social anthropology, this innovative look at the Donner Party s experience at the Alder Creek Camp offers insights into many long-unsolved mysteries.Centered on archaeological investigations in the summers of 2003 and 2004 near Truckee, California, the book includes detailed analyses of artifacts and...
The Donner Party is almost inextricably linked with cannibalism. In truth, we know remarkably little about what actually happened to the starving trav...
A sensitive and in-depth look at the victims of the 1857 Mountain Meadows Massacre were some 120 men, women, and children from the Arkansas hills were murdered by Mormon militiamen whose motives have been fiercely debated for over 150 years.
A sensitive and in-depth look at the victims of the 1857 Mountain Meadows Massacre were some 120 men, women, and children from the Arkansas hills were...