The Donner Party

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Cannibalism is the eating of one living thing by one of its own kind. Cannibalism is not a pretty topic, but it is what most people think of when they hear the Donner Party. As they set out on their journey they started from Illinois and headed to the Sierra Mountains. Once arrived at the mountains they were hit by a snow storm and were trapped. Since they had no food and no sign of civilization the crew resorted to cannibalism for food. The Donner Party set out in 1846 from Illinois to California on their wagons and oxen led by George and Jacob Donner; however, they were trapped in the mountains and in the end decided that their only hope of living was eating each other for food.
The Donner Party was a group of immigrants looking for a new life and warm weather when they decided to leave. There was about 200 of them heading to California. Eighty of these were going to follow the Donners to the Hastings' Cutoff. A shortcut that would shave over one hundred miles off their trip. One of the brothers heard of how wonderful it was from the same man who created this shortcut. California ...

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