An Unofficial 'The MeatEater Podcast' Reading List

Ep. 395: When Things Go South Up North

December 12, 2022

Description

Steven Rinella talks with Buddy Levy, Brody Henderson, and Phil Taylor. Topics discussed: Buddy’s latest, “The Empire of Ice and Stone,”; calling people how they'd like to be called; how an arrow...
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Books Referenced

American Legend

Author: Buddy Levy

Context:

Buddy Levy discusses his previous book about the life of David Crockett that was discussed in episode 197

Labyrinth of Ice

Author: Buddy Levy

Context:

Buddy Levy's book about the Greeley expedition which involved cannibalism and ended with many deaths

Empire of Ice and Stone

Author: Buddy Levy

Context:

Buddy Levy's new book about the disastrous and heroic voyage of the Karluk, which is the main subject of the podcast interview

Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage

Author: Alfred Lansing

Context:

Referenced as Shackleton's Antarctic expedition story, used for comparison - in Endurance everyone lives, unlike Buddy's books where most people die

My Life with the Eskimo

Author: Vilhjalmur Stefansson

Context:

Extensively discussed as one of Steve's ten favorite books for outdoor enthusiasts. Stefansson is finishing the manuscript of this book at the beginning of Empire of Ice and Stone. The book contains observations about Eskimo hunters and their cultural practices

Arctic Dreams

Author: Barry Lopez

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Listed by Steve as one of the greatest books for outdoor enthusiasts. Story mentioned about hunting walrus with Eskimo hunters off Alaska

Coming into the Country

Author: John McPhee

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Listed by Steve as one of the greatest books for outdoorsmen in his top ten list

Journals of Lewis and Clark

Author: Meriwether Lewis and William Clark

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Mentioned in Steve's list of greatest books for outdoor enthusiasts, with discussion about random capitalization in the original text

In the Kingdom of Ice

Author: Hampton Sides

Context:

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

The Friendly Arctic

Author: Vilhjalmur Stefansson

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Book written by Stefansson laying out how to survive in the Arctic, contested by Roald Amundsen as irresponsible because it made Arctic survival sound too easy

Ada Blackjack

Author: Jennifer Niven

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Book about Ada Blackjack who survived alone on Wrangel Island for a year, written by Jennifer Niven who also wrote the last book about the Karluk expedition about twenty years ago