the memory palace

Episode 225: Emma and the Trail


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Music

  • Sincerely Yours by LLLL
  • Across the Other Side by Infinite Scale
  • Sunset by Resavoir
  • Mammoth by Golden Brown
  • Unassigned by Vernon Spring
  • Swimming by Explosions in the Sky
  • Pure (Ride the World) by The Brendan Eder Ensemble
  • Le Tunnel by Sylvain Chauveau
  • Floating Away by Lullatone
  • Notes

    • There's a ton written about Emma Rowena Gatewood but so much of it, including this story, owes a huge debt to Ben Montgomery's book, Grandma Gatewood's Walk, which excavated the story of her life with her husband. Besides that, it is wonderfully written. Totally recommend it. 
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