Donner Party

The people on the Donner party are from the plains of Illinois, they are farmers. They don’t really have experience with the new terrain of the west. In order to reach California they had to pass by deserts, canyons, and mountains. It was difficult for them to go through these land features, there whole life they had been farmers, these lands were new to them. Before this tripe they didn’t know that there was such thing as a salt lake. What made things worse was that they had no guide, and Hasting was wrong about the shortcut. This short cut was actually longer and it wasn’t a very good trail. At one point Hasting had left a note behind telling anyone that was following him to stop following the trail and follow him through a detour, because…

The Donner Party’s Expedition to California America in 1846 was a land becoming increasingly populated, at a rapid rate. The cities were becoming densely populated, with little job opportunities. With the nation expanding westward, it opened up more space for settlers to inhabit and start a new life. A few of these opportunity seekers, James Reed, and George and Jacob Donner, took advantage of this bright opportunity and decided to make the journey west. James Reed was a wealthy businessman…

During the winter of 1846 and 1847, the Donner Party, a large group of settlers headed to California, became trapped in the Sierra Nevada for months with few supplies. As food became scarce and tempers shortened under the brutal winter weather, the settlers resorted to cannibalism to soothe their aching stomachs. Modern renditions of the Donner Party’s plight, such as the movie Donner Pass (Donner Pass, 2011), emphasize the occurrences of cannibalism within the Donner camp. Firsthand…

The Donner-Reed Party is a bunch of brave people ready to begin a dangerous journey to freedom. For many people's' freedom meant many things for some it can mean a new life, others a new place to live, and for other and adventure. The Donner-Reed Party was led by the George and Jacob Donner and James Reeds these men were up for a new life. The Donner and Reed's family came along on this journey with them for support, love, and for an adventure. One day on the journey, one of the guides never…

Donner party The Donner party happens in 1847 in Springfield, California.The Donner party was led by George Donner sixty years old man. This is why it's called the Donner party because it was led by George Donner party. there a lake called Donner lake. The trek had been organized by James Reed. There were 90 emigrants that left Springfield to head west. One of the ending causes for the Donner party they were blocked by snow in the Sierra Nevada mountains. Which caused them to resorted…

The Donner Party a story about eager emigrants traveling to a destination where they can start a new life, but with territory still unexplored they faced tragedy and death. Ethan Rarick the author of Desperate Passage, displayed the factual events from the journey of the Donner party, but also mentions his own scenarios where the Donner Party went wrong. The book captivated the inner circle of the Donner party with their best moments and their worst moments. A destination to California for a…

Didion wants her audience to understand that morality is not such a simply concept and that it might have already driven our society to be "fashionable madmen". By using a diction that id filled with very specific and elaborate words, Didion is able to show the complexity and thought that is required to process such information because the reader can then better comprehend the topic and follow Didion's idea easier. By using graphic events like "The Donner-reed Party" or the "Mountain Meadows…

Ahmet Cevher Sancaktutar Arthur Easlon World History date George Donner was born in North Carolina in March 7th 1784.George Donner had three brothers and three sisters altogether He lived in Kentucky. Later he moved to Sangamon County, Illinois. In hopes of a new life, Donner wanted to move to California. In April, 1846 Donner , Tamsen (his third wife) and his five daughters, later, his brother, Jacob Donner, Elizabeth ( Jacob Donner’s wife) and their seven child also joined. James Reed was the…

In late October 1846, an early snowstorm stranded twenty-two men, women, and children in Alder Creek Meadow in California's Sierra Nevada. The squall came on so fiercely and suddenly that the pioneers had just enough time to erect sleeping tents and a small structure of pine trees covered with branches, quilts, and the rubber coats off their backs. Living conditions were crowded, and their wool and flannel clothes were useless against leaks and the damp ground. As the days wore on, seasoned wood…

The novel Ordeal by Hunger was written by George R. Stewart. Stewart was a professor, novelist, and American historian. Ordeal by Hunger was written about the Donner party and their westward movement. Environment and nature played a huge role in what happened to the people traveling. The Donner party is the most famous westward movement tragedy ever. The narrative was written to inform people about the tragedies and truth about westward expansion. It was written from an outside perspective,…