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Steve Rinella mentions reading Osborne Russell's journal, describing it as 'one of the most important historical texts about like the Mountain Men and the beaver trappers.' He discusses the content in detail, including Russell's travels with Jim Bridger, encounters with various Native American tribes, and hunting practices in the 1800s American West.

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Referenced in discussion about hunting partnerships and game distribution customs. The speaker mentions 'when Stephenson, who spent a lot of time with He's got this book, My Life with the Eskimo' and describes Stephenson's observations of Inuit hunters in the High Arctic of Canada and their hunting partner traditions.

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Taylor McCall mentions picking up this book while writing songs in isolation by a lake. He says 'I picked up picked up a book and Tyler the book was Gentleman Swords and pistols. And that spiraled into like this whole song about that.' The book apparently inspired his songwriting about the Quartermaster song.