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Author's Note
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Prologue
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Part 1
A Sprightly Boy and a Romping Girl
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Chapter 1
Home and Heart
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Chapter 2
Mud and Merchandise
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Chapter 3
Grass
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Part 2
The Barren Earth
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Chapter 4
Dust
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Chapter 5
Deception
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Chapter 6
Salt, Sage, and Blood
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Part 3
The Meager by the Meager Were Devoured
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Chapter 7
Cold Calculations
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Chapter 8
Desperation
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Chapter 9
Christmas Feasts
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Chapter 10
The Heart on the Mountain
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Chapter 11
Madness
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Chapter 12
Hope and Despair
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Chapter 13
Heroes and Scoundrels
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Part 4
In the Reproof of Chance
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Chapter 14
Shattered Souls
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Chapter 15
Golden Hills, Black Oaks
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Chapter 16
Peace
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Chapter 17
In the Years Beyond
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Epilogue
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Appendix: The Donner Party Encampments
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Acknowledgments
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Chapter Notes
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Sources
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