The Donner Party
Civics & Coffee: A History Podcast
10/30/21
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It's almost Halloween, which means - it's time for a haunted edition of Civics & Coffee.
This week I am diving into the trials, tribulations and downright horror that was the cross country journey of the Donner Party.
There is cannibalism, sure. But there is also so much more.
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•14m
Did you know the San Francisco earthquake of 1906 was not the largest to hit the United States?
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The Battle of Horseshoe Bend
November 6, 2021
•15m
This week I am diving into the Battle of Horseshoe Bend.
Facing a continued onslaught of new white settlers and constant betrayal by the United States government, several members of the Creek Tribal Confederacy wanted to take a defiant stance against those invading their territory. However, others were more willing to engage with the white men and women, hoping to balance their culture with their own. The result was a civil war among the nations, exploited in the fight known as Horseshoe Bend.
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