The Donner Party: Cannibals Or Not?
Most of us have all heard of the Donner Party. They were the group of traveling families, trying to reach the new land. Along the way, they were said to have partaken in cannibalism to survive harsh winters. Recent studies are trying to prove if in fact all of the survivors had joined in the cannibalism. If in fact they were all cannibals or not, only time and more extensive research can tell.
In April of 1846, the Donner Party set off from Springfield, Illinois in search of a new life and land in California. The travelers consisted of George Donner’s family and himself, and also the seven teamster drivers he hired. Also on the trip was Jacob Donner and his family and James Frazier Reed, and his family, and their two hired servants that they were taking along on the trip. Along the way the emigrants stop at places such as Big Blue River, Platte River, and Fort Laramie. On July twentieth they reach the Little Sandy River, and the now larger party of travelers splits up. Many of......
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