The Donner Party |
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This map charts the Donner Party’s route from Independence, Missouri to Sutter’s Fort, California.
The Donner Party |
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For legions of Americans in the mid-19th century, the call of the West could not be ignored.
The Donner Party |
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From November 20, 1846 to March 1, 1847, Irish immigrant Patrick Breen, a Donner party member, kept a diary of his ordeal in the mountains.Â
The Donner Party |
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Ric Burns wrote, directed and co-produced the film The Donner Party . He describes why the story of the Donner party has had such a lasting resonance.
The Donner Party |
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Students will examine how for many, the Donner Party’s story struck down the myth of frontier idealism.Â
The Lobotomist |
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In the 1940s Dr. Walter Freeman gained fame for perfecting the lobotomy, then hailed as a miracle cure for the severely mentally ill.
The Lobotomist |
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Janice Jones-Thomson looks back on the lobotomy done to her mother, Beulah Jones.
The Lobotomist |
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Angelene Forester remembers Walter Freeman's first patient — her mother Ellen Ionesco.
The Lobotomist |
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Howard Dully discusses the lobotomy that Walter Freeman performed on him when he was 12.
The Lobotomist |
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Read Dr. David Brendel's comments about patients profiled in The Lobotomist  and treatment options today.
The Lobotomist |
Primary Source
Read the 1946 Life exposé "Bedlam 1946," examining two state hospitals: Pennsylvania's Byberry and Ohio's Cleveland State.Â
The Greely Expedition |
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An epic story of adventure, abandonment and human tragedy, The Greely Expedition tells of an 1881 scientific mission to the Arctic that ended with death and rumors of cannibalism.
