Camp Forlorn Hope: Sacrifice, Survival, and the Legacy of the Donner Party

A bone-chilling wind howls through the Sierra Nevada Mountains, a stark reminder of the unforgiving conditions that trapped the Donner Party in the winter of eighteen forty-six. Starvation gnawed at their bellies, despair clouded their minds, and the icy grip of death tightened with each passing day. Amidst this horrific ordeal, a desperate gamble was…