Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales Donner Dinner Party (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales #3): A Pioneer Tale, (Hardcover)

from dswaddell

A fun children's book concerning the Donner partys trip to California.

from scote23

I think this book will be a hit because it's Oregon Trail cannibalism and other gruesome deaths and injuries. What's not to be fascinated by? I did wonder, at the end of the book, why it was called the Donner party when the book focuses on the Reed family instead. It wasn't fully clear to me, and...

from ewyatt

Nathan Hale tells a Red Coat and hangman about the Donner Party and their perilous journey from Springfield, Illinois to California. A quick, entertaining read where I learned (or relearned) a lot. Well researched, quirky sense of humor, and interesting asides led to a pleasurable read.

from LibrarianMaven

This one is for the kids (upper middle and up I'd say, who like their humor dark and their history grim. Highly recommended.

from ElizaJane

 I have to say this is my absolute favourite of the NHHT series so far! I have to say I was quite curious how he was going to keep the humour going with such a topic as the Donner Party. But just read the title and you can tell he takes an irreverent stance to keep this book funny, and probably t...