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1. www.pbs.org › features › donner-diary-patrick-breenThe Diary of Patrick Breen | American Experience | PBS

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   From November 20, 1846 to March 1, 1847, Irish immigrant Patrick Breen, a Donner party member, kept a diary of his ordeal in the mountains. Clinging to survival with his wife Margaret and...

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2. donnerpartydiary.com › sourcesSources - Donner Party Diary

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   Bibliography. Breen, Patrick, Manuscript Diary. The only known journal kept by a member of the Donner Party during the winter of entrapment. Transcribed and published in many later works. Available online in original manuscript at the University of California, Berkeley, Bancroft Library.

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   From November 20, 1846 to March 1, 1847, Irish immigrant Patrick Breen, a Donner party member, kept a diary of his ordeal in the mountains. Clinging to survival with his wife Margaret and...

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4. www.gilderlehrman.org › sites › defaultPatrick Breen Document Analysis - Gilder Lehrman Institute of ...

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   The Diary of Patrick Breen: Document Analysis . Word Frequency: Which words are used most frequently in these diary excerpts and why are they so important to understanding the diary? Choose three frequently used words to complete the following.

5. update.lib.berkeley.edu › 2017/03/01 › a-trulyA Truly Perilous Journey - UC Berkeley Library Update

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   Mar 1, 2017 · Patrick Breen began recording in his diary on November 20, 1846. “It continueing [SIC] to snow all the time we were here we now have killed most part of our cattle having to stay here untill [SIC] next spring & live on poor beef without bread or salt,” wrote Breen.

6. wikisummaries.org › donner-party-diaryDonner Party Diary - WikiSummaries

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   Throughout the winter of 1846, Breen was the only member of the party to keep a diary of the events, making his the only contemporary account of the ordeal. From those who set off from Missouri the previous spring, the Breens all survived to reach safety in California.

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   Did Patrick Breen keep a diary?

   • February 26, 1847 The Bancroft Library of the University of California, Berkeley, has made page images of the diary available as part of the Online Archive of California. From November 20, 1846 to March 1, 1847, Irish immigrant Patrick Breen, a Donner party member, kept a diary of his ordeal in the mountains.

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   Who was Patrick Breen?

   • From November 20, 1846 to March 1, 1847, Irish immigrant Patrick Breen, a Donner party member, kept a diary of his ordeal in the mountains. Clinging to survival with his wife Margaret and their seven children, Breen described the harsh winter weather, the leather hides they resorted to eating, and the deaths of their traveling companions.

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   How did Breen and Margaret survive?

   • Clinging to survival with his wife Margaret and their seven children, Breen described the harsh winter weather, the leather hides they resorted to eating, and the deaths of their traveling companions. As spring approached, rescuers made their way to the Donner party’s mountain encampment.

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8. cdn.calisphere.org › data › 13030Patrick Breen Diary - California Digital Library

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   In 1946, The Book Club of California published The Diary of Patrick Breen, edited by George R. Stewart, which includes both a complete transcription and a facsimile reproduction of the diary. The diary was made from 8 sheets of note paper which were folded and trimmed to make a 32-page booklet.