Westward, ho! Many know the story: The Donner Party was a group of doomed pioneers who left in a wagon train from Springfield, Illinois in 1846 for the promise of great adventure and a better life in California. Due to a series of mishaps, poor choices, an ill-advised shortcut, early winter weather, and time-wasting travails, [...]
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