A fascinating read of an article. How long are you willing to suffer before eating human flesh? How far till you eat your own parents? This episode of westward expansion is an example of natural selection and human group psychology. Hope you enjoy it!
There’s a fantastic book about the Donner Party called “The Indifferent Stars Above”, I highly recommend it. All most people know about the Donner party is the cannibalism but how they got there in the first place is just as interesting. It’s a great story filled with con men out to make a quick buck and people with just plain bad luck. One thing I learned was just how close they were to most of them making it out of the mountains but then an ill timed stop to rest, damned them all.