Hampton Sides

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Referenced as 'a brilliant book on the whole story about King's killer and the manhunt for him.' The book describes the boarding house where the assassin stayed as 'a haven for invalids, derelicts, transients, riverboat workers, and small-time crooks.' Later referenced again when discussing the FBI manhunt being the biggest in FBI history. This is likely referring to 'Hellhound on His Trail' though the title is not explicitly stated.

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Steve mentions that Hampton Sides has been on the show and is working on a book about Captain Cook. The discussion then shifts to news about Captain Cook's ship potentially being found, though no specific book title is provided.

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This is the main subject of the interview - Hampton Sides' new book about Captain Cook's final voyage, published April 9th. Steve mentions this is what they promised to discuss when the book was finished.

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Mentioned as one of Hampton Sides' previous works, described as him being a 'New York Times best selling author of Ghost Soldiers' at the end of the interview.

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Hampton Sides discusses his first history book about the Bataan Death March in WWII and the Philippines, and a rescue mission to save the last survivors. Later mentioned it was made into a movie called 'The Great Raid.'

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Referenced when discussing Hampton Sides' next book project about Colorado Territory during the Civil War. He describes it as 'another kind of like Blood and Thunder,' indicating this is one of his previous books about Western history.

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Steve Rinella enthusiastically recommends this book about Kit Carson and the opening of the American West in the 1840s-60s. He mentions rereading the entire book from start to finish before the interview.

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Book about the DeLong expedition, mentioned when discussing the drift pattern that the Karluk followed near Wrangel Island

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Hampton Sides discusses this book about the first official American attempt on the North Pole via the USS Jeanette in 1879-1881, describing it as an unknown American survival story comparable to Shackleton's expedition.

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Referenced when discussing the Jeannette ship that went missing two years before the Greeley expedition. Hampton Sides wrote about this expedition and the ship's captain DeLong.

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Hampton Sides describes this book about the assassination of Martin Luther King in Memphis and the psychological profile of James Earl Ray, including the FBI manhunt that followed.

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Hampton Sides discusses his book about the Battle of Chosin Reservoir, the most epic battle of the Korean War, fought in -35 degree weather. He describes it as a story of how the First Marine Division fought their way out of being surrounded by Chinese forces.