American Experience - Season 5 Episode 3 The Donner Party
Of all the 19th century pioneer stories, none exerts so powerful a hold on the American imagination as this, during the worst winter ever recorded in the High Sierras. In June, 1846, 87 men, women and children began their legendary 2,000 mile journey from Illinois to California. They packed huge wagons, took food, hired servants. When family leaders made the fateful decision to take an untried short cut to beat the coming winter, only half would come out alive.
First Air Date: Oct 04, 1988
Last Air date: Nov 12, 2024
Season: 37 Season
Episode: 396 Episode
Runtime: 55 minutes
IMDb: 7.45/10 by 29.00 users
Popularity: 199.967
Language: English
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The Kennedys (1): The Father, 1900-61
The Kennedys (2): The Sons, 1961-80
The Donner Party
Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II
George Washington: The Man Who Wouldn't Be King
Last Stand at Little Big Horn
If You Knew Sousa
Simple Justice
Knute Rockne and His Fighting Irish
Sit Down And Fight
Rachel Carson's Silent Spring
Goin' Back to T-Town
Ishi: The Last Yahi Indian
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