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Who is Virginia Reed from The Perilous Journey of the Donner Party and what is their importance?
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Twelve-year-old, Virginia Reed, was James's daughter. She survived the journey, and her account of the ordeal, which was written in a letter to her cousin became an important document for historians, who tried to make sense of the Donner Party saga.
The Perilous Journey of the Donner Party