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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 mountain range.
10 mag 2024 · 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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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.
- Missy Sullivan
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30 giu 2019 · Aggiornato il 30 giugno 2019. Il Donner Party era un gruppo di coloni americani diretti in California che rimasero bloccati da forti nevicate sulle montagne della Sierra Nevada nel 1846. Isolata in condizioni orribili, circa la metà del gruppo originale di quasi 90 persone morì di fame o esposizione.
1 lug 2017 · The 19th-century pioneers set out for a new life when America was gobbling up land as fast as possible. By Simon Worrall. July 01, 2017. • 12 min read. If it had worked out differently, the group...
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Spedizione Donner. La 28ª pagina del diario di Patrick Breen, dove sono registrate le sue osservazioni relative alla fine di febbraio 1847, tra cui «La signora Murphy ieri ha detto che pensava di iniziare con Milt e mangiarlo. Non so se l'abbia già fatto, è angosciante.». La spedizione Donner (talvolta chiamata spedizione Donner-Reed) era ...
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.
