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The Dollop with Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds

Comedians Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds picks a subject from history and examine it.

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Samuel Colt: The Life and Legacy of the Man Who Invented America’s Most Famous Guns cover

Samuel Colt

Charles River Editors

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653 - Samuel Colt

This book was mentioned at the end of the podcast. It is about Samuel Colt's life and legacy, specifically focusing on the invention and impact of his famous guns.

Samuel Colt: The Life and Legacy of a Man Who Invented America's Most Famous Guns

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Killer Colt

Harold Schechter

Mentioned 1 year ago

653 - Samuel Colt

This book, also mentioned at the very end of the podcast, delves into the life of Samuel Colt, highlighting the controversies and complexities surrounding his rise to fame.

Colt: Murder, Disgrace, and the Making of an American Legend

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Bookkeeping: An Essential Guide to Bookkeeping for Beginners along with Basic Accounting Principles cover

Bookkeeping

Robert McCarthy

Mentioned 1 year ago

653 - Samuel Colt

John Colt, Samuel Colt's brother, wrote a textbook on bookkeeping that had 45 editions in print. It was mentioned in the context of John Colt's diverse career and the tragic circumstances surrounding his death.

He'd written a textbook on bookkeeping which had 45 editions in print.

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White Trash

Nancy Isenberg

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652 - Davy Crockett

This book was mentioned as a source for the podcast episode. It appears to have provided historical context on class dynamics in America during Davy Crockett's time.

The Ballad of Davy Crockett cover

The Ballad of Davy Crockett

BALLAD OF DAVY CROCKETT G. BRUNS 1954 SHEET MUSIC SHEET MUSIC 449

Mentioned 1 year ago

652 - Davy Crockett

This book, along with others, provided additional information about Davy Crockett for the podcast's research. It was cited as a source for understanding Crockett's life and sayings.

King of the Wild Frontier: An Autobiography by Davy Crockett (Dover Books on Americana) cover

King of the Wild Frontier

Davy Crockett

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652 - Davy Crockett

This book was noted as one of the sources used to research and create the podcast episode about Davy Crockett. It likely contributed to the details discussed in the podcast.

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Hillbilly Elegy

J.D. Vance

Mentioned 1 year ago

651 - James Donald Vance - Part 2

Ron Howard directed and Brian Glaser produced a film adaptation of this book, which was discussed in relation to the author's life and career trajectory. It was mentioned that the film adaptation was a flop.

Ron Howard has come aboard as director and Brian Glaser is going to produce the film of the book Hillbilly by J.D. Vance.

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The Hobbit & The Lord of the Rings Boxed Set Hardcover Illustrated edition 2020 June 25 cover

The Hobbit & The Lord of the Rings Boxed Set Hardcover Illustrated edition 2020 June 25

J.R.R. Tolkien

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650 - James Donald Vance - Part 1

Vance is a fan of The Lord of the Rings, so much so that J.R.R. Tolkien is his favorite author. It is also mentioned that his mentor, Peter Thiel, co-founded a VC company called Mithril, named after the mythical object in Tolkien's fantasy world.

Maybe they bonded over their love of the Lord of the Rings.

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Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother

Amy Chua

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650 - James Donald Vance - Part 1

Amy Chua, known as 'Tiger Mom', was a mentor to Vance while he attended Yale Law School. She is the author of the best-selling book, Tiger Mom, which details her strict approach to parenting. While her parenting methods have been praised by some, others have criticized them as being abusive.

And he was also mentored by Amy Chua, who is known as Tiger Mom.

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Save the Cat!: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need cover

Save the Cat!

Blake Snyder

Mentioned 1 year ago

90 - The Past Times with Brooks Wheelan

The podcast hosts discussed Blake Snyder's book, "Save the Cat," referencing its advice on structuring movies and mentioning the author's past work on the film "Blank Check". One host joked about the book's relevance to a story about a town's conflict.

My favorite part about Save the Cat also is the guy who wrote this book that teaches us how to write movies-

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Practice Writing Checks With Blank Checks Template: For students, parents, kids, etc. (Writing a check) cover

Practice Writing Checks With Blank Checks Template

Leon Kennedy

Mentioned 1 year ago

90 - The Past Times with Brooks Wheelan

The book was discussed within a broader conversation about 'Save the Cat!', with a comedic spin on the events depicted in the film. It was said to be about an 11-year-old who receives a blank check and engages in questionable actions.

When I wrote the Brian Bonsall classic, Blank Check, about an 11 year old who gets a blank check and then bangs Duff the VJ, who's a grown woman as 11.

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The Mickelberg Stitch

Avon Lovell

Mentioned 1 year ago

649 - The Mickelberg Affair - live w/Xavier Michelides

It was mentioned as the source of much of the information discussed in the episode about the Mickelberg affair, a major source for the podcast hosts.

Avon the lowell wrote a book called the Mickleburg stitch which describes the affair

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The Illustrated Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era Cover

James M. McPherson

The Illustrated Battle Cry of Freedom

The Civil War Era

It was published by Robert 'Fighting Bob' Shuler, criticizing Amy McPherson's preaching style and branding her a disgrace to Christians.

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In 1924, he published a book called McPhersonism, attacking Amy for her pulpit styling.

— Episode: 502 - Aimee Elizabeth McPherson - Live

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Episode: 502 - Aimee Elizabeth McPherson - Live

It was published by Robert 'Fighting Bob' Shuler, criticizing Amy McPherson's preaching style and branding her a disgrace to Christians.

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In 1924, he published a book called McPhersonism, attacking Amy for her pulpit styling.

A History of Violence Cover

John Wagner

A History of Violence

Josh Olson, a friend of Dave's, wrote this book about violence in history, and Dave initially felt it would be better suited as a movie than a dollop episode.

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I have a friend, Josh Olson. He wrote history, violence, history of he wrote the history of violence.

— Episode: 357 - The Piedras Negras Jail Break

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Episode: 357 - The Piedras Negras Jail Break

Josh Olson, a friend of Dave's, wrote this book about violence in history, and Dave initially felt it would be better suited as a movie than a dollop episode.

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I have a friend, Josh Olson. He wrote history, violence, history of he wrote the history of violence.

All Slave-keepers That Keep the Innocent in Bondage, Apostates Pretending to lay Claim to the Pure & Holy Christian Religion; of What Congregation so Ever; but Especially in Their Ministers Cover

Benjamin Lay

All Slave-keepers That Keep the Innocent in Bondage, Apostates Pretending to lay Claim to the Pure & Holy Christian Religion; of What Congregation so Ever; but Especially in Their Ministers

It was written by Benjamin Lay and published by Benjamin Franklin, and it advocated for the immediate end of slavery. It was a controversial and strongly worded book.

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All slave keepers that keep the innocent in bondage apostates pretending to lay claim to the pure and holy Christian religion of what congregation forever, but especially in their ministers by whose e...

— Episode: 338 - Abolitionist Benjamin Lay

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Episode: 338 - Abolitionist Benjamin Lay

It was written by Benjamin Lay and published by Benjamin Franklin, and it advocated for the immediate end of slavery. It was a controversial and strongly worded book.

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All slave keepers that keep the innocent in bondage apostates pretending to lay claim to the pure and holy Christian religion of what congregation forever, but especially in their ministers by whose example, the filthy leprosy and apostasy is spread far and near.

It is a notorious sin for which many of the true friends of Christ and his pure truth called Quakers has been for many years and are still concerned to write and bear testimony against as a practice of- Shut up. I mean-

...and destructive to government beyond what words can set forth or can be declared by men of angels and yet lived in by ministers and magistrates in America.

Slaves kept for their glory and pride to wait on them amongst their proud, lazy, dainty, tyrannical, gluttonous, drunken, debauched visitors, the scum of the infernal pit, a little worse than the same that comes off their sugar when it is boiling, which is composed of grease, dirt, dung, and other filthiness, as it may be limbs, bowels, and excrements of the poor slaves and beasts and other matters.

The Quakers were worried some people would think the book was church sanctioned. So they three times published an official notice in the Pennsylvania Gazette saying they had nothing to do with it.

A Texas Cow Boy (A Western Classic): Real Life Story of a Real Cowboy Cover

Charlie Siringo

A Texas Cow Boy (A Western Classic)

Real Life Story of a Real Cowboy

It was written when he was 31 years old, and was his first book, titled "A Texas Cowboy, or 15 Years on the Hurricane Deck of a Spanish Pony". It was mentioned as a book that he had published in Chicago.

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He wrote his first book, A Texas Cowboy or 15 Years on the Hurricane Deck of a Spanish Pony.

— Episode: 331 - Charlie Suringo

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Episode: 331 - Charlie Suringo

It was written when he was 31 years old, and was his first book, titled "A Texas Cowboy, or 15 Years on the Hurricane Deck of a Spanish Pony". It was mentioned as a book that he had published in Chicago.

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He wrote his first book, A Texas Cowboy or 15 Years on the Hurricane Deck of a Spanish Pony.

A Texas Cowboy, 15 Years on the Hurricane Deck of a Spanish Pony.

P.K. Pinkerton and the Case of the Deadly Desperados Cover

Caroline Lawrence

P.K. Pinkerton and the Case of the Deadly Desperados

It was about his time working for the Pinkerton agency, but they sued him to stop its publication, and tied him up in court for two years. He later published it with a new title.

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He wrote Pinkerton's detective cowboy, which

— Episode: 331 - Charlie Suringo

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Episode: 331 - Charlie Suringo

It was about his time working for the Pinkerton agency, but they sued him to stop its publication, and tied him up in court for two years. He later published it with a new title.

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He wrote Pinkerton's detective cowboy, which

It is a PINKERTON Thing T-Shirt Cover

It is a PINKERTON Thing T-Shirt

It was his second book that he wrote after Pinkerton's Detective Cowboy, and again, the Pinkerton Agency sued and won, forcing Charlie to turn over all copies. He then reprinted it himself.

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He wrote another book to evil isms Pinkerton ism and anarchism by a cowboy detective Who knows?

— Episode: 331 - Charlie Suringo

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Episode: 331 - Charlie Suringo

It was his second book that he wrote after Pinkerton's Detective Cowboy, and again, the Pinkerton Agency sued and won, forcing Charlie to turn over all copies. He then reprinted it himself.

"

He wrote another book to evil isms Pinkerton ism and anarchism by a cowboy detective Who knows?

Pinkerton sued him about this book the second book and one

And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle Cover

Jon Meacham

And There Was Light

Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle

A copy of Gore Vidal's book, Lincoln, was inscribed with a message supporting the removal of the Confederate flag, which was discussed in the context of Dianne Feinstein's actions.

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Lincoln would have also wanted the flag's symbolic removal.

— Episode: 330 - Feinstein and The Flag

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Episode: 330 - Feinstein and The Flag

A copy of Gore Vidal's book, Lincoln, was inscribed with a message supporting the removal of the Confederate flag, which was discussed in the context of Dianne Feinstein's actions.

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Lincoln would have also wanted the flag's symbolic removal.

The Political Progress of Britain: Or, an Impartial History of Abuses in the Government of the British Empire, in Europe, Asia, and America: From the ... to Prove the Ruinous Consequences of the Popu Cover

James Thomson Callender

The Political Progress of Britain

Or, an Impartial History of Abuses in the Government of the British Empire, in Europe, Asia, and America

Published in 1792, this pamphlet highlighted the British colonialism and advocated for class warfare and anti-imperialism, with strong ties to the ideals of the French Revolution.

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since the Norman conquest, England has been governed by 33 sovereigns and of these, two-thirds were, by a hundred different actions, deserving of the gibbet.

— Episode: 327 - James Callender

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Episode: 327 - James Callender

Published in 1792, this pamphlet highlighted the British colonialism and advocated for class warfare and anti-imperialism, with strong ties to the ideals of the French Revolution.

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since the Norman conquest, England has been governed by 33 sovereigns and of these, two-thirds were, by a hundred different actions, deserving of the gibbet.

The Prospect Before Us Cover

Herbert Gold

The Prospect Before Us

This was a pamphlet attacking President Adams and advocating for President Jefferson, creating a near riot in Richmond, eventually leading to James' downfall.

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will inquire by what species of madness America submitted to accept as her president a person without abilities and without virtues, a being alike incapable of attracting either tenderness or esteem.

— Episode: 327 - James Callender

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Episode: 327 - James Callender

This was a pamphlet attacking President Adams and advocating for President Jefferson, creating a near riot in Richmond, eventually leading to James' downfall.

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will inquire by what species of madness America submitted to accept as her president a person without abilities and without virtues, a being alike incapable of attracting either tenderness or esteem.

a hideous, hermaphrodite, hermaphroditic hermaphroditical character, which has neither the force and firmness of a man nor the gentleness and sensibility of a woman.

One Man's Wilderness, 50th Anniversary Edition: An Alaskan Odyssey Cover

Richard Louis Proenneke

One Man's Wilderness, 50th Anniversary Edition

An Alaskan Odyssey

The book was written about Joe Knowles' supposed survival adventure and sold 30,000 copies in the past, although the majority of it was a fabrication.

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When his book was done, when McKeo had finished writing it, it was published under the name Alone in the Wilderness.

— Episode: 307 - Naked Joseph Knowles

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Episode: 307 - Naked Joseph Knowles

The book was written about Joe Knowles' supposed survival adventure and sold 30,000 copies in the past, although the majority of it was a fabrication.

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When his book was done, when McKeo had finished writing it, it was published under the name Alone in the Wilderness.

It sold 30,000 copies.

The movie was also called Alone in the Wilderness.

Secrets To Wealth Creation Through Real Estate Investments: Proven & Time-Tested Secrets To Wealth Creation Through Real Estate Investments Cover

David Turner

Secrets To Wealth Creation Through Real Estate Investments

Proven & Time-Tested Secrets To Wealth Creation Through Real Estate Investments

It was mentioned that the Trump Institute was selling a how-to guide which was simply lifted from Success Magazine, and that the editor of the book had never met Donald Trump or anyone else.

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And they were selling it to the people who were buying it.

— Episode: 300B - Donald Trump (Part Two)

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Episode: 300B - Donald Trump (Part Two)

It was mentioned that the Trump Institute was selling a how-to guide which was simply lifted from Success Magazine, and that the editor of the book had never met Donald Trump or anyone else.

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And they were selling it to the people who were buying it.

Of a how to guide they printed called real estate mystery system.

The woman who edited the book said she'd never met Donald Trump or anyone else, but it just answered an ad on Craigslist.

If Ain't Broke Don't Fix It T-Shirt Novelty Gifts Cover

If Ain't Broke Don't Fix It T-Shirt Novelty Gifts

It was a book about Ross Perot's life that he mentioned while promoting it, where he discussed the alarmingly high national debt and vulnerability to invasion.

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He did recently come out because he had a book coming out about his life, and he said that our national debt was so high that we were open to invasion. That book about his life that's If It Ain't Pero...

— Episode: 288 - Ross Perot

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Episode: 288 - Ross Perot

It was a book about Ross Perot's life that he mentioned while promoting it, where he discussed the alarmingly high national debt and vulnerability to invasion.

"

He did recently come out because he had a book coming out about his life, and he said that our national debt was so high that we were open to invasion. That book about his life that's If It Ain't Perot, Don't Fix It?

inktastic My Great Uncle Whale-y Loves Me Baby Bib Cover

inktastic My Great Uncle Whale-y Loves Me Baby Bib

It was mentioned in passing during the podcast as a book that was somehow relevant to the topic of Bully Bob Waterman's life.

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It's in the book 'My Parents Were Eaten by Whales'. This was his life for many years.

— Episode: 285 - Bully Bob Waterman

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Episode: 285 - Bully Bob Waterman

It was mentioned in passing during the podcast as a book that was somehow relevant to the topic of Bully Bob Waterman's life.

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It's in the book 'My Parents Were Eaten by Whales'. This was his life for many years.

MEIN KAMPF A dream of violence that was abandoned for a far grimmer reality Cover

Ralph (Translator) Hitler, Adolf, Manheim

MEIN KAMPF A dream of violence that was abandoned for a far grimmer reality

It was mentioned as a book where Hitler wrote about the United States and its immigration policies, and he called Madison Grant's race-based eugenics book his bible.

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Is now really the time to take a breather, Dave? This is my favorite book.

— Episode: 266 - Eugenics (Live in Los Angeles)

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Episode: 266 - Eugenics (Live in Los Angeles)

It was mentioned as a book where Hitler wrote about the United States and its immigration policies, and he called Madison Grant's race-based eugenics book his bible.

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Is now really the time to take a breather, Dave? This is my favorite book.

there is today one state in which at least weak beginnings toward a better conception of immigration are noticeable. Of course, it is not our model German republic, but the United States.

I know, I couldn't put it down.

Such a page turner.

The great impostor Cover

Robert Crichton

The great impostor

It was a biography about Ferdinand Demara that was published and became a bestseller, ultimately making him a household name.

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Robert Crichton published a biography about Fred called the great imposter and the book was a bestseller.

— Episode: 255 - Fake Navy Man Fred Demara

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Episode: 255 - Fake Navy Man Fred Demara

It was a biography about Ferdinand Demara that was published and became a bestseller, ultimately making him a household name.

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Robert Crichton published a biography about Fred called the great imposter and the book was a bestseller.

Complete Icelandic Beginner to Intermediate Book and Audio Course: Learn to read, write, speak and understand a new language with Teach Yourself Cover

Hildur Jonsdottir

Complete Icelandic Beginner to Intermediate Book and Audio Course

Learn to read, write, speak and understand a new language with Teach Yourself

This book, published in 1909, was cited as a source for information about Icelandic traditions and greetings, particularly those relating to interactions between farmers and visitors or hobos.

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Both hadir Both Also known as Icelandic for beginners By Jonas Eonsson In 1909

— Episode: 254 - The Hobos of Iceland

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Episode: 254 - The Hobos of Iceland

This book, published in 1909, was cited as a source for information about Icelandic traditions and greetings, particularly those relating to interactions between farmers and visitors or hobos.

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Both hadir Both Also known as Icelandic for beginners By Jonas Eonsson In 1909

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