All We Left Behind: Virginia Reed and The Donner Party Donner Party Heather Olive

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All We Left Behind: Virginia Reed and The Donner Party Donner Party Heather OliveIn 1846 the Reed and Donner families leave Illinois on a 2,000 mile journey to California in search of free land and a healthy climate. Thirteen year old Virginia Reed is thrilled to ride ahead of the wagons each day beside her adored father. But enthusiasm turns to alarm when her father and other party leaders make decisions that put the families dangerously behind schedule. Provisions dwindle. Hardships mount. Anger erupts. In a frantic effort to