While researching the Donner Party, the thing that struck me wasn’t what everyone focuses on: the cannibalism. That’s almost an afterthought to all the mistakes
Several years ago, I became very interested in a television show titled Seconds From Disaster, which aired on National Geographic. Over the seasons it covered
Most have heard of the Donner Party and we immediately think of the most notorious aspect: the cannibalism. But when I began researching the event
After years of studying accidents and disaster, I came to the conclusion that almost every one involving people required seven things to go wrong. The
