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Maureen Corrigan's Favorite Books Of 2010
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Fresh Air's resident book critic selects her favorite reads from the year, including Patti Smith's moving memoir, a feminist slant on election season and a new history of labor unions.

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Tamsen Donner: Pioneer Dame Of The Donner Party

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Tamsen Donner: Pioneer Dame Of The Donner Party

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Gabrielle Burton's near lifelong obsession with Tamsen Donner — the wife of the leader of the fatal expedition — has produced a haunting novel, Impatient with Desire, and a must-read memoir, Searching for Tamsen Donner. Critic Maureen Corrigan says the stories are unforgettable.

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