Wallis, Michael, 1945-

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June 27, 2017

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'What Would You Do?' Author Wants To Stop Sensationalizing The Donner Party

Tales from the American West are marked by heroism, romance and plenty of cruelty. Among those stories, the saga of the Donner Party stands alone — a band of pioneers set out in covered wagons for California, and eventually, stranded, snowbound and starving, resorted to cannibalism.

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