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Tamsen Donner: A Woman's Journey

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I read this book in a Literature by Women class a couple years ago, and still cherish my copy. Whitman's poetic skills deeply and meaningfully recreate numerous points throughout the Donner Party's journey as experienced through Tamsen Donner's eyes. I particularly enjoyed Whitman's use of imagery to reflect the tenor of the energy of the land, the party, the children, and Tamsen Donner herself. This is an excellent book, and I recommend it highly both for it's poetic worth and as an interesting portrayal of a strong woman's energy as she expresses her hopes, fears, joys and sorrows on that ill-fated journey.

I read this book on one of my return trips to Alaska. It is a beautifully imagined rendering of Tamsen Donner's journey westward. The book is filled with images of hope, renewal, spirituality and faith in the face of death and loss. The book made me smile and I offered myself to the words which heaped richness upon richness on me.

I didn't plan to leave a review of the text, however upon reading the section titles NOTES I wasn't sure whether the poems were written by Tamson Donner, or by Ruth Whitman. I would appreciate, a resonse either directly from your co. or a link that I may use to contact the author directly. Thank You