Capital Books Press

Capital Books Press is an American independent publishing company based in Sacramento, California. It publishes books focused on California history, regional culture, and historical reprints.

The press has issued new editions of historical works related to the Donner Party, including The Expedition of the Donner Party and Its Tragic Fate by Eliza P. Donner Houghton and Across the Plains in the Donner Party & History of the Donner Party Omnibus Edition by Virginia Reed Murphy and Charles Fayette McGlashan.[1][2]

The company describes its publishing program as centered on making important works of California history available to contemporary readers.

Publications

References

  1. ^ Houghton, Eliza P. Donner (2025). The Expedition of the Donner Party and Its Tragic Fate: A Survivor’s True Account of America’s Most Harrowing Pioneer Journey. Capital Books Press. ISBN 978-1-967659-00-5.
  2. ^ Murphy, Virginia Reed; McGlashan, Charles Fayette; Rojek, Ross (2024). Across the Plains in the Donner Party & History of the Donner Party Omnibus Edition: California's Darkest Winter: True Stories of Hope, Despair, and Survival from the Donner Party Disaster. Capital Books Press. ISBN 978-1-967659-03-6.