79: Doom of the Donner Party: Desperate Survival

Emileigh and Morgan tell the tale of the Donner Party after they became stranded in the Sierra Nevada Mountains in one of the harshest winters the area had ever seen. Facing starvation and hypothermia, the group is forced to make unthinkable decisions if they want a chance at survival.    Link to current pictures of the campsites: https://www.stormbound.org/donner-party/   Follow us on Instagram!  https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/   Join our Facebook group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/illequippedhistory   Email us!  [email protected]   Check us out on TikTok!  https://www.tiktok.com/@illequipped.histo   Find us on YouTube!  https://www.youtube.com/@Ill-EquippedHistory    Donate to our Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/illequippedhistory   Sources: https://www.history.com/topics/19th-century/donner-party https://softschools.com/timelines/donner_party_timeline/444/ https://www.donnerpartydiary.com/survivor.html https://www.donnerpartydiary.com/members.html https://tahoetrailguide.com/donner-party-history-series-introduction/ The Indifferent Stars Above by Daniel James Brown