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- Donner party, group of American pioneers—named for the expedition’s captain, George Donner—who became stranded en route to California in late 1846. The party was trapped by exceptionally heavy snow in the Sierra Nevada, and, when food ran out, some members of the group reportedly resorted to cannibalism of those already dead.
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Sep 14, 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.
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The Donner Party, sometimes called the Donner–Reed Party, were a group of American pioneers who migrated to California in a wagon train from the Midwest. Delayed by a multitude of mishaps, they spent the winter of 1846–1847 snowbound in the Sierra Nevada.
Mar 5, 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.
- Missy Sullivan
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The Donner Party. About 80 people, led by George Donner, set out from Missouri on a. wagon train. in May 1846, following the famous trailblazer Lansford W Hastings. The party left Fort...
Jul 1, 2017 · How did the survivors of the Donner Party, particularly children, come to terms with what they had done and seen? Did they go on to live normal lives—or were they too scarred by their...
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Apr 14, 2016 · Bettmann Archive/Getty Images. When a group of nearly 90 emigrants known as the Donner Party left Illinois in the spring of 1846, heading westward to California in covered wagons, they...
Donner party, Group of U.S. pioneers stranded en route to California in 1846. More than 80 immigrants led by George and Jacob Donner were trapped by heavy snow in the Sierra Nevada. Some of the group set out to find help, while the others remained in crudely built camps.
