Breen diary
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The Breen diary is a firsthand journal kept by Patrick Breen, a member of the Donner Party, that provides one of the most detailed contemporary accounts of the ill-fated expedition’s ordeal in the Sierra Nevada during the winter of 1846–1847.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Breen diary canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
diary
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historical document ⓘ primary source ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Irish-American pioneers
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Patrick Breen family ⓘ |
| author | Patrick Breen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronology | entries arranged in chronological order ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| describes |
arrival of relief parties
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daily life in the snowbound Donner Party camp ⓘ emotional and physical suffering of the emigrants ⓘ extreme winter conditions in the Sierra Nevada ⓘ interactions among Donner Party members ⓘ |
| describesEvent |
Donner Party ordeal
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rescue attempts of the Donner Party ⓘ stranding of the Donner Party in the Sierra Nevada ⓘ |
| documentType |
contemporary narrative
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firsthand account ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
American history
ⓘ
frontier studies ⓘ migration studies ⓘ |
| format | manuscript ⓘ |
| genre | journal ⓘ |
| hasPart |
daily entries
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notes on deaths ⓘ notes on food supplies ⓘ references to religious faith ⓘ weather observations ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
key primary source for historians of the Donner Party
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one of the most detailed contemporary accounts of the Donner Party ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locationDescribed |
Donner Lake area
NERFINISHED
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Donner Party encampment NERFINISHED ⓘ Sierra Nevada, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perspectiveOf | Patrick Breen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork | other Donner Party survivor accounts ⓘ |
| subject |
American Westward Expansion
NERFINISHED
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Donner Party NERFINISHED ⓘ Sierra Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ pioneer migration ⓘ starvation ⓘ survival ⓘ winter of 1846–1847 ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed |
1846
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1847 ⓘ |
| usedAsSourceBy |
American West historians
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Donner Party historians ⓘ |
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