This article recounts the tragic Donner Party, a wagon train bound for California in 1846 whose members resorted to cannibalism after getting stuck in the winter snow.

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westward expansion

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wagon trains, western expansion, western migration, california trail, donner, donner party, donner pass, donner-reed party, hastings cutoff, sierra nevada mountains

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Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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