A fictionalized story, but set in the very real world of the Five Points slum of New York City. Some real-life figures also play important roles.
Category: History podcast
A012: Santa Fe Trail (1940)
Bleeding Kansas and the radical abolitionist John Brown seen through the eyes of J.E.B. Stuart and pals.
A011: 12 Years a Slave (2013)
The harrowing true story of Solomon Northup, a free man who was captured in 1841 and sold into slavery.
W059b: RRR (2022)
Despite the absolute craziness that is RRR, two very real men were the inspiration for it.
A010: The Revenant (2015)
The harrowing story of Hugh Glass as told by Oscar-winning director Alejandro Iñárritu. Many details in the film are invented, but Glass did indeed survive a bear attack much to [ … ]