That is so fascinating. I believe one of the survivors later wrote a book about it, it’s public domain and can be downloaded from digital libraries. I never finished it, but read a good chunk up to the part where they had to eat their dead trek members and leather shoe straps. It’s ironic that they were initially trying to take a short cut and save time, but unfortunate circumstances stacked up, cost them lots of time and ended in disaster.
The Donner Party.
It’s inexplicably like my “Roman Empire” for dudes. I think about that tragedy near weekly.
The conditions that created it (well, the weather) can be recreated in the Oregon Trail 2 video game!
Although it’s difficult. You have to really screw around to be as slow, otherwise you reach the pass before the storm hits.
That is so fascinating. I believe one of the survivors later wrote a book about it, it’s public domain and can be downloaded from digital libraries. I never finished it, but read a good chunk up to the part where they had to eat their dead trek members and leather shoe straps. It’s ironic that they were initially trying to take a short cut and save time, but unfortunate circumstances stacked up, cost them lots of time and ended in disaster.