Donner party, group of American pioneers—named for the expedition's captain, George Donner—who became stranded en route to California in late 1846 ...

24 дек. 2021 г. · Eighty-seven men, women and children entered the Sierra Nevada Mountains in October 1846. Known as the Donner Party, led by George Donner and ...

17 февр. 2022 г. · As the Donner Party fought to survive in the snowy Sierra Nevada mountains, four brave rescue missions ensured some traumatized members made ...

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.

The Donner Party was rescued in the spring of 1847 from their camp at Truckee Lake (what is today Donner Lake). Four rescue missions had been launched to ...

From November 20, 1846 to March 1, 1847, Irish immigrant Patrick Breen, a Donner party member, kept a diary of his ordeal in the mountains.

Of the 83 members of the Donner Party who were trapped in the mountains, only 45 survived to reach California.

29 окт. 2020 г. · Where did those who survived the Sierras and cannibalism end up? And how did this notorious disaster come to represent everything California ...

14 окт. 2024 г. · The Donner Party Survival Against All Odds The Donner Party a group of American pioneers attempting to reach California in 1846 became a ...

15 дек. 2020 г. · When you think of the Donner party, more than likely, one word comes to mind: cannibalism. At the California Trail Interpretive Center, ...