An Unofficial 'The Rest Is History' Reading List
275: Argentina: The Welsh Colony
December 07, 2022
Description
Books Referenced
Author: Joanot Martorell
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Referenced as one of the early Spanish chivalric novels containing a giant character called Patagon, after whom Patagonia was named by Magellan's chronicler
Author: Bruce Chatwin
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Explicitly recommended as essential reading about Patagonia, described as 'Brilliant, brilliant, kind of haunting, beautiful book. One of the great examples of travel literature'
Author: Henry James
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Mentioned in passing when discussing Gilded Age New York and the contrast of Welsh settlers coming from there to Patagonia, referencing the character Isabella Archer
Author: Malcolm Price
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One of a series of Welsh Noir novels recommended by the hosts, set in a parallel Wales where the Patagonian settlement became a much bigger deal
Author: Malcolm Price
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Part of the Malcolm Price Welsh Noir novel series set in a parallel Wales with an alternate Patagonian history
Author: Malcolm Price
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Part of the Malcolm Price Welsh Noir novel series set in a parallel Wales with an alternate Patagonian history
Author: Malcolm Price
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Part of the Malcolm Price Welsh Noir novel series set in a parallel Wales with an alternate Patagonian history
Author: Michael Chabon
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Tom compares the Malcolm Price novels to this book as another example of alternate history fiction