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Save Our Souls by Matthew Pearl
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Save Our Souls: Probably shouldn’t trust the crazy dude you meet on a deserted island. Quick synopsis: The story of the shipwreck of the Wandering Minstrel and the attempts at survival of captain’s family and the crew. Fact for Non-History People: Elizabeth Walker, the captain’s wife, would unknowingly become the first…
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Arrested Adolescence by Erik Rebain
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Arrested Adolescence: As if being a murderer wasn’t enough. Quick synopsis: The story of how Nathan Leopold fooled a lot of people after the murder of Bobby Franks. Fact for Non-History People: Leopold worked as a nurse in prison and helped in a malaria cure trial. Fact for History Nerds:…
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Steel Lobsters by Myke Cole
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Steel Lobsters: Knights. Guns. Bad mix apparently. Quick synopsis: The story of the last fully armored knights in England and how they went extinct. Fact for Non-History People: The Thirty Years War may have killed as many as 8 million people or 20% of the European population at that time.…
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L.A. Birdmen by Richard Goodrich
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for L.A. Birdmen: Like their aircraft, these people had at least one screw loose. Quick synopsis: The story of the first airshow in America. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: The longest flight the Wright brothers accomplished on their first successful day flying was 59 seconds and a height of 852 feet.…
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The Case of the Murderous Dr. Cream by Dean Jobb
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for The Case of the Murderous Dr. Cream: This Cream has gone bad. (I’ll see myself out.) Quick synopsis: The story of Victorian era serial killer, Dr. Thomas Neil Cream. Fact for Non-History People: Crime was so bad in one area of London during this time that instead of Waterloo Station people…
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The Pirate’s Wife by Daphne Palmer Geanacopoulos
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for The Pirate’s Wife: She’d rather have been a pirate. Quick synopsis: The story of Sarah Kidd, the wife of famous pirate Captain Kidd. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: William Kidd was Sarah’s third husband, but she was still only in her early 20s when they got married. Fun Fact for…
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He’s Back! James Kirby Martin returns to talk Benedict Arnold!
He’s back! James Kirby Martin returns to discuss Benedict Arnold, Jim’s book about him, and the documentary Benedict Arnold: Hero Betrayed which is based on the book. We even supersized the episode for you. Come listen! Check out Jim’s website:https://jameskirbymartin.com/Watch Benedict Arnold: Hero Betrayed
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The Red Planet by Simon Morden
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for The Red Planet: I won’t be volunteering for a Mars visit. Quick synopsis: A biography of Mars. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: You would weigh a third of what you do on Mars as compared to here on Earth. Man, that would be nice. Fun Fact for History Nerds: Jupiter…
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Hitler’s Boy Soldiers by Helene Munson
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Hitler’s Boy Soldiers: Just when you thought the Nazis couldn’t get any worse. Quick synopsis: The story of how Hitler and the Nazis indoctrinated young men even before World War II. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: What was a good exercise for these young men? Manning anti-aircraft guns! Yes, really!…