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Ep. 275: The Battle of One Hundred in the Hand

Published: 2021-05-31 09:00:00
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Steven Rinella talks with Michael Punke, Spencer Neuharth, Phil Taylor, and Corinne Schneider,


Topics discussed: Go get Michael Punke's new book, "Ridgeline"; a gun that ain't a firearm; when brain matter splatters; how Michael and Steve were both going to write a book about the Nez Perce War; cicadas are a turkey hunter's best friend; free hunting and fishing licences for getting vaccinated; how mountain lions have an unlikely predator; happy endings to raptor rescues; critter vs. human face offs; man punches kangaroo in order to rescue his dog; how you were not supposed to cross the ridgeline; approaches to writing historical nonfiction; when treaties aren't honored; the Bighorn Mountains and Fort Phil Kearny; Lonesome Dove; Nelson Story and his rolling gun battle; that brutal wintry day of December 22nd, 1866; how on earth did 2,000 warriors and their horses remain hidden?; the winkte prophet; the real villain; the challenges of operating a muzzleloader; spherical case shot; the politics of the Fetterman Fight; how Spencer used to meet women with a Hugh Glass pick-up line; and more.



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Referenced Books

The Revenant
by Michael Punke
The host introduces Michael Punke, stating 'We're visiting with Michael Pump, who wrote The Revenant' and discussing his forthcoming book. This is explicitly identified as Punke's book.
Referenced at 00:00:08
Son of the Morning Star
by Evan S. Connell
Discussion of a Crow scout named Curly and details about Custer's battle. Steve mentions 'according to Son of the Morning Star, I think some of his brain matters splattered on an officer.' This appears to be a book about Custer's Last Stand.
Referenced at 00:00:08
Crazy Horse
by Larry McMurtry
Steve discusses a series 'where like novelists would write these I was famous Americans and Larry McMurtry... He wrote the Crazy Horse one, which is very short' and describes McMurtry as 'most famous. He wrote Lonesome Dove.' This is identified as a biographical novel about Crazy Horse.
Referenced at 00:00:08
Lonesome Dove
by Larry McMurtry
Multiple references throughout. First mentioned as Larry McMurtry's most famous work. Later, Punke says 'my favorite, uh novel of all time is is Lonesome by by Larry McMurtry, which people have probably read' and describes it as 'about the first ever cattle drive from Texas to Montana.'
Referenced at 00:00:08
The Fighting Cheyenne
by George Bird Grinnell
Punke discusses his research: 'George Bird Grinnell... in nineteen fifteen he wrote a book called The Fighting Cheyenne, and as part of his research in nineteen fifteen, he interviews a Cheyenne warrior named white Elk who had been at the at the Fetterman Fight.'
Referenced at 00:00:08
Ridgeline
by Michael Punke
The main subject of the podcast interview. Introduced early as Punke's 'forthcoming book' which is 'now' available. The entire interview discusses this book about the Fetterman Fight of 1866. Punke describes it as his 'second novel.'
Referenced at 00:00:08