259 - The Battle Over America's Origin Story

Dr. Brian Regal joins us again (actually his 6th appearance!) to discuss his latest work, The Battle Over America's Origin Story. 

We know Columbus didn't "discover" America, yet there are so many competing narratives that seek to topple Columbus yet still not acknowledge the clear and obvious indigenous people who were already here when all of these explorers allegedly arrived. Regal's latest book looks at a broad swath of these fringe historian theories and gives them context in the bigger picture of people's search for national identity in the the United States. 

Previous Visits from Dr. Regal:

YetiPalooza #116

Montague Summers #110

His Story of the Jersey Devil #71

Searching for Sasquatch #36

Darwin vs the Wolf-man #06

Books by Regal:

Searching for Sasquatch 

The Secret History of the Jersey Devil 

Pseudoscience: A Critical Encyclopedia

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