How the Donner Party Worked
Submitted: Apr 9, 2008 - Plagued by bad timing and terrible advice, the Donner Party resorted to cannibalism to survive a harsh winter in the California mountains. More than 150 years later, we're still fascinated by the story.
The story of the Donner Party looms large in American folklore. On April 14, 1846, this group of immigrants embarked on a 2,500-mile journey from Springfield, Ill., to San Francisco -- but,…

