The archaeologist behind the story has issued a "correction" re-affirming that cannibalism did in fact occur in the Donner Party:http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/cannibal_doc_eats_her_words_fMVybDtpUqhD8U8ZRKHdiJDaniel James Brown, author ofThe Indifferent Stars Above:The Harrowing Saga of a Donner Party Bride Abusive comment hidden. (Show it anyway.)
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The Indifferent Stars Above:The Harrowing Saga of a Donner Party Bride