An Unofficial 'The MeatEater Podcast' Reading List

Bryan Burrough

6 books referenced

Books by Bryan Burrough

The Gunfighters

Referenced in 1 episode

Ep. 777: So You Want to Be a Hide Hunter

October 13, 2025

Context:

Steve references this book while discussing Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid. He mentions they recently had author Brian Burroughs on their show, and the book tells the story of the night Billy the Kid died, noting that both John Poe and Pat Garrett were former buffalo hide hunters.

Barbarians at the Gate

Referenced in 1 episode

Ep. 740: The Gunfighters

July 28, 2025

Context:

Steve Rinella is listing Bryan Burrough's published works at the beginning of the interview, mentioning this as one of his eight books and four New York Times bestsellers.

Public Enemies: America's Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of the FBI, 1933-34

Referenced in 1 episode

Ep. 740: The Gunfighters

July 28, 2025

Context:

Steve Rinella continues listing Bryan Burrough's published works, describing this book about crime during the 1930s.

The Big Rich: The Rise and Fall of the Greatest Texas Oil Families

Referenced in 1 episode

Ep. 740: The Gunfighters

July 28, 2025

Context:

Steve Rinella lists another of Bryan Burrough's books about Texas oil families.

Forget the Alamo: The Rise and Fall of an American Myth

Referenced in 1 episode

Ep. 740: The Gunfighters

July 28, 2025

Context:

Steve Rinella mentions this book and later discusses it with Burrough, asking about its main argument regarding slavery's role in Texas independence.

The Gunfighters: How Texas Made the West Wild

Referenced in 1 episode

Ep. 740: The Gunfighters

July 28, 2025

Context:

This is the main book being discussed in the interview, about gunfighters in the American West and Texas's role in that history. Steve mentions he's halfway through reading it and loves it.