The Following are just a few good book sources, in addition to this website, to help you satisfy your curiosity about Donner Summit. Below, you will see web sources. See also our book review page for lots of reviewed books about Donner Summit.
| Across the Plains in the Donner Party - Murphy | Emigrant Trail Map/Emigrant Advice 1849 |
| Ancient Rock Carvings of the Central Sierra - Gortner | |
| Diary of a Forty Niner - Canfield | |
| What I Saw in California - Bryant - | an 1846 visitor's experiences |
| History of the Donner Party - McGlashan | |
| The World Rushed In - Holliday | |
| Assembling California - McFee - | this is the geologic history of California |
| Lost Sierra Gold Ghosts and Skis - Berry | stories |
| High Road to Promintory - Kraus | transcontinental railroad |
| To Donner Pass from the Pacific - Duncan - | about old Highway 40 |
| Trail of the First Wagons Across the Sierra - Grayson | |
| Winter of Entrapment - King - | the Donner Party |
| Gold, Guns, and Gallantry - McLeod - | stories |
| Distant Voices Distand Drums - McLeod - | stories |
| Truckee Trails - Durkin - | guide to hiking trails in the area |
| Donner Summit, A Brief History - Powell | |
| Truckee's Trail - Hayes | fictionalized account of the Stephens Party 1844 see our review in the 2/09 newsletter |
| Hitler's Last Soldier in America | see our review 2 /09 |
| Guides to the Lincoln Highway 1915 & 1924 | Lincoln Highway Association |
| Lincoln Highway, California Vol. 6 | California Lincoln Highway m aps and route |
| Lingering in Tahoe's Wild Gardens - Carville | wild flowers and hikes |
| U.C. Berkeley Bancroft Library - lots of pictures if you type Donner Summit into the search window |
| Old Highway 40 Information-route 40 . net |
| California Ski Library |
| mygenealogist.com |
| Longcamp.com - John Fremont's explorations over the Sierra |
| www.sharinghistory.com - primary sources: train tour guides, old maps, Placer County History, 19th century book on CD, etc. Highly recommended. |
| Trails West marks and researches the emigrant trail |
| Some great Donner Summit Historical Pictures |
| Westerlyl Journeys by Marilou Ficklin (Donner Party, Stephens Party, Transc. RR) |
| How to Research an Old House |
| Short California History videos some re: Donner Summit |