The Donner Party's Descent Into Cannibalism
The Donner-Reed Party was a group of American pioneers who migrated west to California in a wagon train and slowly tumbled into madness after months of mishaps, moronic moves, and murder. After a "shortcut" added weeks to their journey, the group ran...
February 26, 202458m 28sExplicit
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The Donner-Reed Party was a group of American pioneers who migrated west to California in a wagon train and slowly tumbled into madness after months of mishaps, moronic moves, and murder. After a "shortcut" added weeks to their journey, the group ran out of food, supplies, transportation and turned to cannibalism to survive a brutal winter in the Sierra Nevadas.
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americancaliforniacannibalismdonnerhistoryindependencemissourioregonpartypioneerreedsurvivaltrailwagonwest