It's Friday the 13th, and we take a look at one of the harshest incidences of bad luck in the old west, The Tragic Expedition of The Donner Party.If you want to know more about their story, read the books Desperate Passage, by Ethan Rarick, As either an audio book: itunes.apple.com/ie/audiobook/des…?uo=4&at=1l3vvUAOr in text form: itunes.apple.com/ie/book/desperat…&uo=4&at=1l3vvUAAnd Eliza Donner's memoir (as mentioned in this episode) found here