Hasting had the ambition to move 300 people through uncharted mountain terrain while completing a massive public works project that would eventually become Interstate Route 80 Ambitious, arrogant, flakey, are all words to describe him, but he had a vision. The problem was he lost command and control and people started a herd mentality following the people in front of them. By the time the Donners arrived they should have followed the herd, but they listened to Hastings… they simply didn’t have e

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