5. The Donner-Reed Party Part Three

02/01/22 • 30 min

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“On February 19th, 1847, in the early evening, a relief party of seven, commanded by Captain Reason P. Tucker, reached Donner Lake. Everyone thought they were saved, and even though they had all been through something horrible, everything was going to be okay now. They were wrong.”

Welcome to Fables Agreed Upon: A Historical True Crime Podcast! This week is part three of our Donner Party mini-series. In this episode, we discuss the numerous attempts to rescue the Donner Party, as well as the aftermath.

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Intro Music: “Six Cold Feet In the Ground,” performed by Leroy Carr

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Outro Music: “There’s a Long, Long Trail A-Winding,” performed by John McCormack

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Intro Music: “Six Cold Feet In the Ground,” performed by Leroy Carr

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Outro Music: “There’s a Long, Long Trail A-Winding,” performed by John McCormack

https://www.firstworldwar.com/audio/theresalonglongtrailawinding.htm

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“On top of everything else, winter comes a month early, rendering the Sierra Nevada mountains impassible. As a result, the party is stranded in a few hastily built little cabins, trapped in the snow near what is now known as Donner Lake. It is here, on the shore of this little lake, that our story resumes.” Welcome to Fables Agreed Upon: A Historical True Crime Podcast! This week is part two of our Donner Party mini-series. In this episode, we discuss James Reed and William McCutcheon’s attempts to return their families, the Forlorn Hope, and the events that transpired at Donner Lake that bleak winter. Twitter: https://twitter.com/FAUpod Website: https://faupod.wixsite.com/podcast Music Intro Music: “Six Cold Feet In the Ground,” performed by Leroy Carr http://www.openmusicarchive.org/ Outro Music: “There’s a Long, Long Trail A-Winding,” performed by John McCormack https://www.firstworldwar.com/audio/theresalonglongtrailawinding.htm Background Music from Pixabay JuliusH: https://pixabay.com/users/juliush-3921568/ Astrofreq: https://pixabay.com/users/astrofreq-19902647/

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