Episode · Behind the Bastards · 2025-09-23
Books mentioned on Part One: Buford Pusser: The Worst Sheriff Ever
Robert tells the story of legendary lawman Buford Pusser, whose lies about his real life inspired the movie 'Walking Tall' and helped create Hollywood's conception of the ideal lawman. (2 Part Series) See omnystudio.
Robert Evans recommended The State-Line Mob by W. R. Morris, and discussed Walking on and Mississippi Moonshine Politics by Janice Branch Tracy.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Walking on
Discussed“now most of our details on Buford's early life come from a book written after his death by his daughter, Dwana Pusser, DWA. This family cannot spell people's names normally or give them normal names. I don't know what's going on. Um, and this book is fantastic.”
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The State-Line Mob
The State-Line Mob by W.
Recommended“So, in the 1990 book, The Stateline Mob, author WR Morris, uh, and that's if you're looking at like a broader history of organized crime in the Southeast, The Stateline Mob, uh, is a good book for that. Uh, WR Morris writes that this crackdown basically causes a criminal diaspora”
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Mississippi Moonshine Politics
Mississippi Moonshine Politics by Janice Branch Tracy is a historical account detailing the deep-seated corruption and criminal networks operating in rural Tennessee and Mississippi.
Discussed“And in the book Mississippi Politics, author Janice Tracy gives a vivid description of how things worked in statewide mob territory. Right? This is the area that, you know, he and his friends would had probably for the last three or four years at this point had been going up to on the weekends to party.”
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