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by James D. Houston (Author) "THEY HAVE BEEN following the sandy borders of the Platte through level country that changes little from day to day, an undulating sea of grasses..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 365 pages
  • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd (26 Feb 2003)
  • ISBN-10: 0732273560
  • ISBN-13: 978-0732273569
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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A wagon train crosses the country to the promised land of California, only to be halted in the final stages by an early winter in the high reaches of the mountains. The emigrants endure the bitterest of winters with only the most slender of supplies.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Mixed feelings, 16 July 2007
By Misfit (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Snow Mountain Passage (Harvest Book) (Paperback)
I admit to being a bit disappointed, as this book turned out to be more about Jim Reed and less about the Donner party. The first part of the book was very entertaining as it dealt with the Donner/Reed group on the trail to California. A disagreement arises between Reed and another leading to a fight and Reed has to leave the wagon train and strike out on his own towards California on horse ahead of the others. Once the wagon train reaches Truckee and snow hits and they realize they can go no further, the story leaves them and the middle third of the book is about Reed's travels on the other side of the Sierras. I found this part to be quite boring and I was literally skimming and skipping chapters. I just wasn't interested (nor expecting) to read about the US/Mexican war in California nor Reed's involvement with same.

Interspered with the author's writings of Reed's story are Notes from the Trail by his daughter Patty that were written when Patty was much older. Those were the chapters that held my interest, especially the story of the rescue and getting the survivors out of their winter camp and over the mountains to safety.

All in all a reasonably interesting read, but I'm glad I got it from the library as it's one I'm not likely to want to read again. Four stars for Patty's Notes from the Trail, two stars for the story of Jim Reed and the US/Mexican war.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Snow Mountain Passage, 6 Dec 2009
By Susan Edwards (Scotland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Snow Mountain Passage (Harvest Book) (Paperback)
This book was very interesting, if harrowing reading at times. It just shows what people went through during the days of the opening up of the West in the US, and the trials that they endured during that terrible winter. The fact that they had to resort to cannibalism must have affected them for their lifetime. The power of survival is so strong. It is a book I would recommend to anyone who would like to learn more about those days when each day was a struggle. This book is for you.
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