We're back for part two of the Donner Party, guys!  In this part, the snow shoe group continues on their grim odyssey to Johnson's Ranch and we find out what Patrick Dolan suggested that they do.  Meanwhile, things at the lake camps spiral into desperation, but not before the first rescue group arrives and makes a dark discovery.  All throughout, the group's women emerge as a symbol of strength and the unbreakable bond between mother and child that lends itself to the one thing that seemed so out of reach  - survival.


Sources:

The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of the Donner Party by Daniel James Brown

https://www.amazon.com/Indifferent-Stars-Above-Harrowing-Donner/dp/0061348112/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=the+indifferent+stars+above&qid=1670792059&sr=8-1


Desperate Passage: The Donner Party's Perilous Journey West by Ethan Rarick

https://www.amazon.com/Desperate-Passage-Donner-Perilous-Journey/dp/0195383311/ref=d_pd_sbs_sccl_3_5/135-1719118-5622963?pd_rd_w=45Vph&content-id=amzn1.sym.1e7a0ba4-f11f-4432-b7d8-1aaa3945be18&pf_rd_p=1e7a0ba4-f11f-4432-b7d8-1aaa3945be18&pf_rd_r=7WXTJJHGFXH0WMQDG5RK&pd_rd_wg=c4jHZ&pd_rd_r=e2544fbb-3e55-4cf8-9276-6515c01c0013&pd_rd_i=0195383311&psc=1