The book ‘Searching for Tamsen Donner’ is written by Gabrielle Burton. This book is a blend of history and memoir, following Burton’s journey along Tamsen Donner’s path. As seen in the story, Tamsen Donner is known for her ill-fated journey with the Donner party who became stranded in the Sierra Nevada Mountains around 1846-47. The book is categorized under genres like Memoir, History, Biography and Non-Fiction.