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Title: The Journal of Douglas Allen Deeds : The Donner Party Expedition, 1846 (My Name Is America) by Rodman Philbrick ISBN: 0-439-21600-1 Publisher: Scholastic Pub. Date: 01 November, 2001 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $10.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (4 reviews)
Rating: 1
Summary: Failed to keep my attention, STAY AWAY
Comment: This book is based on the journal of a young orphan who is traveling west to California. He goes on the ill-fated Donner Party Expedition. This route was thought to be faster. I took this book out from the library thinking it would be a fun and quick read just like the other My Name Is America, Royal Diaries, and Dear America books. Boy, was I wrong. I found myself struggling to read on. The characters were a bore. The basis was interesting (the reason why i chose the book) but everything else was terrible. Please dont waste your time on this! I recommend The Journal of Scott Pendelton Collins instead of this terrible book. DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME.
Rating: 5
Summary: The best "My Name Is America."
Comment: "The Journal of Douglas Allen Deeds : The Donner Party Expedition, 1846" is the best "My Name Is America" book that I have read so far. Giving just the right amount of details, Philbrick was able to show the horrors the emigrants suffered, while trying to make a new life in California. I read this book after "Against All Odds: The Lucy Scott Mitchum Story" which always referred to what happened to The Donner Party. Having not knowing what happened exactly, this book helped me understand why they were so scared. The historical note at the end was very, very interesting, but not for readers with weak stomachs (it doesn't go into great detail, but could let your imagination go wild.). I most definitely recommend.
Rating: 5
Summary: Powerful New Book!
Comment: In 1848 newly orphaned Douglas with just $100 dollars with him decides to leave Missouri and join the Donner Party on their expedition to California. Douglas expects the journey to be quick and easy. He expects them to definetly get there by the first snow fall. Little does he imagine the disastrous journey ahead. Neither can he imagine the horrors he will see. Leaders decide to take the unknown Hastings drive in order to shorten the journey. However the unexplored Hasting drive is totally different then expected. Long periods of time in deserts with no water and animals dying totally paralizes the party. However nothing will prepare them for the bitter freezing cold Seirra Neveda as the first snowfall comes. This is a powerful journal and all fans should like this book!
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Title: The Journal of Jesse Smoke : A Cherokee Boy, Trail of Tears, 1838 (My Name Is America) by Joseph Bruchac ISBN: 0439121973 Publisher: Scholastic Pub. Date: 01 June, 2001 List Price(USD): $10.95 |
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Title: The Journal of Augustus Pelletier: The Lewis and Clark Expedition, 1804 (My Name is America) by Kathryn Lasky ISBN: 0590684892 Publisher: Scholastic Pub. Date: 01 September, 2000 List Price(USD): $10.95 |
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Title: The Journal of James Edmond Pease: A Civil War Union Soldier, Virginia, 1863 (My Name is America) by Jim Murphy ISBN: 059043814X Publisher: Scholastic Pub. Date: 01 September, 1998 List Price(USD): $10.95 |
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Title: The Journal of C. J. Jackson, a Dust Bowl Migrant, Oklahoma to California, 1935 (My Name Is America) by William Durbin ISBN: 0439153069 Publisher: Scholastic Pub. Date: 01 April, 2002 List Price(USD): $10.95 |
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Title: Journal Of Wm Thomas Emerson : A Revolutionary War Patriot by Barry Denenberg ISBN: 0590313509 Publisher: Scholastic Pub. Date: 01 September, 1998 List Price(USD): $10.95 |
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