A Sprightly Boy and a Romping Girl
Chapter One Home and Heart
Chapter Two Mud and Merchandise
Chapter Three Grass
The Barren Earth
Chapter Four Dust
Chapter Five Deception
Chapter Six Salt, Sage, and Blood
The Meager by the Meager Were Devoured
Chapter Seven Cold Calculations
Chapter Eight Desperation
Chapter Nine Christmas Feasts
Chapter Ten The Heart on the Mountain
Chapter Eleven Madness
Chapter Twelve Hope and Despair
Chapter Thirteen Heroes and Scoundrels
In the Reproof of Chance
Chapter Fourteen Shattered Souls
Chapter Fifteen Golden Hills, Black Oaks
Chapter Sixteen Peace
Chapter Seventeen In the Years Beyond
Appendix: The Donner Party Encampments