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Speaker 1 endorses this book and discusses how historians regard it as spot-on and reliable. They mention that historians like the book and that Osborne Russell was regarded as accurate in his accounts.

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Speaker 1 mentions hearing that historians are somewhat incredulous about this book, suggesting the author may have played fast and loose with facts, though Elliott West hasn't heard this critique. They discuss whether historians can cite it.

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Referenced in discussion about naval terms and sayings. Speaker 1 mentions having writer David Grant on the podcast to discuss this book about a naval story.

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Speaker 1 mentions this as one of his favorite movies and notes it's a rare instance where the movie is much better than the book. The discussion then shifts to the nautical insurance term 'inherent vice.'

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Elliott West mentions this as Dan Flores's wonderful new book when discussing the destruction of wildlife in the American West. The book is referenced in context of how the West saw unparalleled wildlife destruction.

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Elliott West mentions this book about California and discusses that Ben Madley is now writing about Indians and the gold rush. The book deals with the treatment of Native Americans in California.