The Donner Party: Hardships & Cannibalism!

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3 жыл бұрын

The Donner Party were pioneers who migrated to California in a wagon train from the Midwest. Delayed by a multitude of tragedies, they spent the terrible winter of 1846-1847 snowbound in the Sierra Nevada mountain range.

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@estew6764 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent doc. I really enjoyed it. I’ve always been fascinated w the Donner/Reed party. Their hardships should make us all appreciate our lifestyles and be grateful that we don’t have to travel by covered wagon. I’ll bet they never imagined their story would be still be being discussed 160 years later.

@ElizabethsChronicles 2 жыл бұрын

I'm glad yo enjoyed it. I agree, it's very fascinating. It definitely should make people think about how easy even the poorest has it now days. Thanks for watching.

@cindys9491 Жыл бұрын

Technically most of them didn't have to travel west. They made a decision to do so.

@Moonewitch Жыл бұрын

This is the stuff that nightmares are made of.

@shortytina212 2 жыл бұрын

So good!!

@stephaniefriend9912 2 жыл бұрын

Great Documentary

@creativeponyproductions4634 6 ай бұрын

Makes me hungry. I’m kidding about that.

@charityslone9050 3 жыл бұрын

I can see why they lost their minds!! Cannibalism will do that to ya.. I don't believe I would've been able to go through with it.

@ElizabethsChronicles 3 жыл бұрын

Me either! It was probably best not to take a shortcut you have no idea about, especially when you are trying to beat a winter storm. Sad for all those families though. A lot of people died for no reason other than 1 man's crazy idea of a faster way!

@charityslone9050 3 жыл бұрын

@@ElizabethsChronicles I'd be mad at the guy that never showed up to help in the first place!

@ElizabethsChronicles 3 жыл бұрын

@@charityslone9050 True. He just left them out to sort it out on their own. He led them there with his scheme of a shortcut then never showed up to guide them. But even if he had, that shortcut was not meant for wagon trains.. they were doomed from the get go. He was an idiot and should have been charged with the murder of all of those innocent people!

@dennisbaker5984 Жыл бұрын

Be.I eve me you would, have you ever been really starving.? People have been known to eat other people’s excrement to live.

@ghostcasper3185 Жыл бұрын

Lol, What do you mean. You lose your mind before you eat someone not after. A sane person don't eat people. Idc what situation your in there are just some things you don't do and eating people is one of them even if they are dead. They say a person in the ground also killed a person or people to eat them so not only are they eating the people that died by freezing to death but they killed someone for the purpose of eating them.

@jataim4197 2 жыл бұрын

This is absolutely true: My mother went to school/high school with a Breen descendant from this party. ;) . In the days of everyone in a small town knowing everyone sort of thing. All interacting with one another. :) I'm not going to say anymore with regards to specifics about what happened as it's not my place to do so. I will just say that the 'Donner party' story is ex-aggerated a bit with regards to the cannibalism. (and I don't mean this site not accusing of false info. it's the general story that most people hear so, your in the norm :) great presentations as always :) It did indeed happen but not as grandiose as our history books tell us. It was well known by all in our town that the Breen's were Donner party participant descents. They even had some of a diary(s) kept. Just a cosmic query of co-incidents. 6 degrees of separation :) Keep up the great work! ;)

@ElizabethsChronicles 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I appreciate the comment. What you say is not surprising. Most of history has been embellished. Some changed to fit a narrative. Sad. Thanks for watching.

@jataim4197 2 жыл бұрын

@@ElizabethsChronicles U betcha'! Thanks for posting :)

@IAmAlmightyGod Жыл бұрын

Captain Obvious

@lizzietizzy 2 жыл бұрын

Great video!

@ElizabethsChronicles 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@daddymccloud8739 2 жыл бұрын

Oh my. This is 😥

@ElizabethsChronicles 2 жыл бұрын

Yes it is. Thanks for watching.

@wes326 4 ай бұрын

Tough people who did what was required to survive.

@vashon100 10 ай бұрын

11:49 had run vs had ran.

@yasminenazarine1629 Жыл бұрын

These are immigrant settler from European suffered of harsh snow ❄️🌨️🌨️ compare today's rafuggies migration ilgail another run away for m different land in west better not say you're in poverty thank your creater & your master😎🤠 give you free living 💰💳 free shelters free housing 🙏 Mercy to their poverty soul 🙏 Poverty

@ElizabethsChronicles Жыл бұрын

Amen. Thank you.

@sean9448 Жыл бұрын

The 1800's were a time when men were men and women were women. Different, but complimentary and strong, as God's creation intended.

@cindys9491 Жыл бұрын

Members of the party killed and consumed two Native American people who were with their party though...Luis and Salvador. Specifically for food. I'm not sure that's "what God intended."

@IAmAlmightyGod Жыл бұрын

I get what you're saying.

@SQUAREHEADSAM1912 10 ай бұрын

@@cindys9491he’s referring to before the cannibalism obviously.