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8 mar 2021 · The original Forlorn Hope members had set out from the larger Donner Party—a group of emigrants traveling from the Midwest to California by covered wagon across rugged terrain—in a...
24 gru 2021 · Known as the Donner Party, led by George Donner and James F. Reed, they were victims of bad luck and bad leadership.
Daily diary entries about the Donner Party with maps and pictures.
3 kwi 2013 · The small collection contains books, maps and personal items that once belonged to members of the Donner Party, as well as a replica of the doll young Patty Reed smuggled to safety in her...
14 wrz 2024 · Donner party, group of American pioneers stranded en route to California in 1846. The group was named for the expedition’s captain, George Donner. It was widely circulated that members of the party resorted to cannibalism after their food ran out, giving the party its lasting notoriety.
5 mar 2010 · The Donner Party was a group of 89 emigrants from Illinois who purportedly turned to cannibalism to survive after getting trapped by snowfall while on a westward journey in 1846.
1 mar 2024 · After a stop in Independence, Missouri to buy provisions and gather the full group, the Donner Party headed west on May 12, 1846. Led by two brothers, Jacob and George Donner, and an Irish businessman named James Reed, the party of 87 pioneers included men, women, and many young children.
