An Unofficial 'The Rest Is History' Reading List

Vincent Bugliosi

6 books referenced

Books by Vincent Bugliosi

Reclaiming History

Referenced in 1 episode

397. JFK: A Conspiracy Unmasked (Part 6)

December 07, 2023

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Referenced multiple times as a comprehensive book surveying JFK assassination conspiracy theories, listing 44 different organizations and 214 individuals accused of involvement

Parkland

Referenced in 2 episodes

396. JFK: The Second Assassin Strikes (Part 5)

December 05, 2023

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Referenced multiple times as the source for details about Kennedy's assassination and the Dallas police investigation. Tom quotes from it at the beginning describing the Dallas police's work, and later mentions 'having read Parkland' when discussing how the police come out of the investigation.

394. JFK: Death in Dallas (Part 3)

November 30, 2023

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Tom mentions that Dominic recommended he read this book, describing it as 'one of the most gripping history books that I've ever read' - a minute-by-minute account of Kennedy's assassination and the days that follow.

Reclaiming History: The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy

Referenced in 2 episodes

395. JFK: Hunt for a Killer (Part 4)

December 04, 2023

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Referenced as 'his book on this' when discussing why Dallas police brought Oswald out to face the media - Bugliosi wrote about the JFK assassination and the hosts cite his explanation for why police wanted to be open with the world

393. JFK: Cuba, Camelot and the Cold War (Part 2)

November 28, 2023

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Referenced as a massive book (2,500 pages long) examining every conceivable JFK assassination conspiracy theory. The hosts discuss how it covers all theories including aliens, though briefly and dismissively.

Helter Skelter

Referenced in 1 episode

394. JFK: Death in Dallas (Part 3)

November 30, 2023

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Dominic mentions this as Bugliozzi's book about the Charles Manson murder case, noting that Bugliozzi was the prosecutor of Manson in the late 1960s.

Proclaiming History

Referenced in 1 episode

394. JFK: Death in Dallas (Part 3)

November 30, 2023

Context:

Dominic describes this as a much longer book by Bugliozzi, of which Parkland/Four Days in November is merely a fragment. He describes it as 'an enormous survey' covering the events, a biography of Lee Harvey Oswald, and investigation of conspiracy theories.

Four Days in November

Referenced in 1 episode

394. JFK: Death in Dallas (Part 3)

November 30, 2023

Context:

Dominic mentions this was the original title of the book Parkland when he reviewed it for the Daily Telegraph about 15 years ago. It is the same book as Parkland, published under a different title.