#2058 - Elliott West

“Continental Reckoning, the American West in the Age of Expansion, one of the most fascinating subjects, I think, in the history of the human race.”

“A Land So Strange. A Land So Strange. Andres Resendiz. Which is a fascinating book because they essentially documented the spread of disease without meaning to do it.”

“Dan has this marvelous new book, A Wild New World, that goes into that in some detail and describes it. And as I remember from the book, Dan says that at no point in modern history have so many different species been eradicated so quickly.”

“There's a wonderful book called Ghosts of Extinction, and that's exactly, exactly along those lines.”

“The mention refers to Dan Flores' work regarding the immense buffalo herds and their historical context.”

“I'm sure you remember this from his book, when you get down below 125, smaller groups, there's also groups in which there's a certain intimacy where you can absolutely trust these people.”

“And you talk about what happened after that in your other book on the Nez Perce.”

“It was called The Killing Machine. One of the few times in American history when we could say absolutely yes, this was attempted – this was attempted genocide.”

“A fantastic book about Texas and about the Comanches called Empire of the Summer Moon. It details the difficulty that they had in trying to establish colonies, both in New Mexico and in Texas, because of the Comanche.”

“The best, in my opinion, is by...it's called the Comanche Empire, that follows a story, you know, of the rise of Comanche power.”

“Dan has a book called Horizontal Yellow, which is the Comanche word for this area. This is where horses evolved.”

“The book is mentioned as being available and is currently being listened to by the speaker.”

“The book is discussed in the context of its availability and the importance of reading it, as well as its relation to the national story of the West.”