An Unofficial 'The MeatEater Podcast' Reading List
Ep. 883: A New History of Lewis and Clark
June 01, 2026
Description
Books Referenced
Author: Craig Furman
Context:
Craig Furman is the guest on the podcast promoting his brand new book about the Lewis and Clark expedition, which tells the story through rotating points of view of different individuals on the journey, including previously undiscovered archival material.
Author: Craig Furman
Context:
Mentioned as Craig Furman's previous book, which Steven Rinella said he would be 'way less inclined to read' but still found interesting, covering the history of books written by U.S. presidents.
Author: Unknown
Context:
Mentioned near the end of the episode as the book that was always considered the one that would spin into an HBO series about Lewis and Clark, but it hasn't happened yet.
Author: Larry McMurtry
Context:
Rinella brought up how Larry McMurtry wrote a very thin biography of Crazy Horse because, as McMurtry admits in the beginning, there just isn't much that is actually known about Crazy Horse.
Author: Unknown
Context:
Craig Furman mentioned he could have cited As I Lay Dying instead of Game of Thrones as an example of a book that uses rotating points of view, similar to what he did in his Lewis and Clark book.