Author Interview: Ella McLeod (author of The Map that Led to You)

We’re talking about pirate history this week with Ella McLeod, author of the new YA novel The Map That Led To You! In her research, Ella dove into the world of folklore, pirateology, nautical history, and the voices of people left out of history.

Buy a copy of The Map That Led to You

Ella’s Instagram

Ella’s podcast, Comfort Creatures

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Las Soldaderas of the Mexican Revolution (with Cristina Lumague)

We’re getting into a revolutionary, pants-on vibe this week with a look at Las Soldaderas: women who fought during the Mexican Revolution and whose contributions to victory often go uncredited.

Guiding us through their pants-wearing ways is Cristina Lumague, longtime editor of Vulgar History!

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References:

Soldaderas in the Mexican Military: Myth and History by Elizabeth Salas and Elizabeth Blackshear Flinn

Revolutionary Women of Texas and Mexico: Portraits of Soldaderas, Saints, and Subversives

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Cristina’s podcasts:

Historias Unknown https://www.historiasunknown.com/episodes/

Espooky tales https://www.espookytales.com/follow

Espooky Tales socials: tiktok https://www.tiktok.com/@espookytales IG https://www.instagram.com/espookytales

A Little Bit de Todo (short daily podcast, available May 5th) https://episodes.fm/1735794761

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Thanadelthur (with Rosalie Tsannie-Burseth)

Today we’re talking about Thanadelthur, a Dene woman who had a profound impact on the Dene people in Northern Saskatchewan and Manitoba during the eighteenth-century fur trade. Much of Thanadelthur’s story is shared through oral storytelling among the Dene community. Today’s guest, Rosalie Tsannie-Burseth is a member of the Hatchet Lake Dënesųłiné First Nation in Treaty 10 territory.

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References:

The Legend of Thanadelthur: Elders’ Oral History and Hudson’s Bay Company Journals by Rosalie Tsannie-Burset

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Episode image by Wai Tien from The Peacemaker: Thanadelthur by David A. Robertson

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Matoaka aka Pocahontas (with Lauren DeLeary)

We’re joined today by Lauren DeLeary to talk about the true story of Matoaka, commonly known as Pocahontas. Her story has been misinterpreted countless times from the 16th century through today, perhaps still best known from the animated Disney film. Lauren was the screenwriter of Missing Matoaka, an alternate audio track to the Disney film, presenting her as the first Missing and Murdered Indigenous Woman.

Learn more about Missing Matoaka: The True Story of Pocahontas

Learn more about the inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women

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References:

Pocahontas and the Powhatan Dilemma by Camilla Townsend

The True Story of Pocahontas: The Other Side of History by Dr. Linwood “Little Bear’ Custalow and Angela L. Daniel “Silver Star”

Savage Kingdom: The True Story of Jamestown, 1607, and the Settlement of America by Benjamin Woolley

The True Story of Pocahontas: Historical Myths Versus Sad Reality by Vincent Schilling (Indian Country Today)

Wikipedia

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Author Interview: Flora Carr (Author of The Tower)

This week we’re talking about Mary, Queen of Scots AGAIN because (drumroll please) she’s the topic of the latest Vulgar History book club book! We’re joined by author Flora Carr to talk about her new book, The Tower. It’s a historical fiction novel about Mary, Queen of Scots and the Lochleven Scenario and it includes faves like Mary Seton and Yung Willy, with a bunch of other names you’ll recognize from the MQoS season.

Join in all month in the Vulgar History Book Club on Instagram and Patreon! There will be weekly discussion questions as we all dive into this incredible book!

Instagram link

Patreon link (book club discussion is free!)

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Claire Clairmont (with Lesley McDowell, Author of Clairmont)

Time to talk about a longtime Vulgar History fav, this time in her own episode! Claire Clairmont is mostly known as the third-wheel stepsister of Mary Shelley. But as you will soon find out, she was also a Goth Queen in a different way.

We’re joined by author Lesley McDowell, whose new novel Clairmont makes Claire the main character for once.

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Click here to preorder Clairmont (North America)

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