An Unofficial 'The MeatEater Podcast' Reading List
Ep. 395: When Things Go South Up North
December 12, 2022
Description
Books Referenced
Author: Buddy Levy
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Buddy Levy discusses his previous book about the life of David Crockett that was discussed in episode 197
Author: Buddy Levy
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Buddy Levy's book about the Greeley expedition which involved cannibalism and ended with many deaths
Author: Buddy Levy
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Buddy Levy's new book about the disastrous and heroic voyage of the Karluk, which is the main subject of the podcast interview
Author: Alfred Lansing
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Referenced as Shackleton's Antarctic expedition story, used for comparison - in Endurance everyone lives, unlike Buddy's books where most people die
Author: Vilhjalmur Stefansson
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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
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
Author: John McPhee
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Listed by Steve as one of the greatest books for outdoorsmen in his top ten list
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
Author: Hampton Sides
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Book about the DeLong expedition, mentioned when discussing the drift pattern that the Karluk followed near Wrangel Island
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
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