294: The Ill-Fated Voyage of HMS Wager w/ David Grann - A True Crime History Podcast
Most Notorious! A True Crime History Podcast
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The Cascos' Encampment in Patagonia
When they first washed ashore, there was a native hut that the captain had moved into and the town was kind of built off of this hut. I would say what I saw conformed with their descriptions very well, but being there gave me a visceral understanding of what it was really like. Even in the flatlands, it's so kind of boggy and then covered with this dense foliage that really just kind of wraps itself around you. And so even a walk 25 yards on the island is just exhausting. So all of it just helped bring it to life.
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