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Ep. 317: Super Slammin' with Tom Miranda

February 28, 2022

Description

Steven Rinella talks with Tom Miranda, Spencer Neuharth, Katie Hill, Hayden Sammak, Seth Morris, Phil Taylor, and Corinne Schneider.Topics discussed: 20/15 vision; Tom Miranda, the rare book...
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Books Referenced

Longliner Fox Trapping

Author: Gerald Wheeland

Context:

Tom Miranda mentions this as a book that influenced his trapping education. He references multiple books in the series including 'Longliner Fox Trapping,' 'Longliner Coyote Trapping,' and 'Longliner Mink Trapping' by the same author.

The Complete Book of Trapping

Author: Bob Gilsvik

Context:

Referenced as 'that famous hardcover book that everybody in the world had' - a well-known trapping book, though the specific title is not mentioned in the transcript.

Buccaneers of America

Author: Alexandre Exquemelin

Context:

Tom Miranda describes this as his most valuable book - a first edition from 1678 in Dutch, in original binding. He discusses his rare book collection focused on piracy.

Master Trappers

Author: Tom Miranda

Context:

Steve discusses reading this book by Tom Miranda at night, describing it as 'the most exhaustive thing on trapping in America.' The book profiles trappers from the Mountain Men era to modern times and includes Tom's evolution as a trapper. Tom explains he started writing it in 2014 and completed it during COVID in 2020.