Theodore Roosevelt, "Winning the West, Vol. 3," 1894
Rob and Marie discuss Teddy Roosevelt's Winning the West Vol. 3, which, legend has it, he researched and wrote while fighting bears. Rob calls this book something that Quentin Tarantino might have written, had he been alive in the 1890s. This is likely to be the only episode in which Marie and Rob discuss an author who has, frankly, become a meme in the modern era.
Jokes aside, Rob and Marie agree that the book is really good. Roosevelt comes off as a very competent historian, especially for the era, and offers a narrative focused history that really delivers and stands up well to other books…
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