Lindsay and Madison discuss the Great Pig War of 1859, as well as the importance of proper documentation, why you shouldn’t kill out of anger, and how to almost cause a war between two superpowers.

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2025 All That’s Interesting article by Kaleega Fraga
2024 Salish Current blog post by Richard Arlin Walker
2023 The Archive post by Lee D’Amato
2022 A Bit About Britain post by Anne Clare
2022 BBC Travel article by Brendan Sainsbury
2022 Historic Mysteries post by Kurt Readman
2022 PBS post
2022 Tara Ross blog post
2021 The Canadian Encyclopedia article by Taylor C. Noakes
2020 Canadian History Ehx blog post by Craig Baird
2017 Atlas Obscura article by Sarah Laskow
2015 Historic UK post by Ben Johnson
2015 History of War blog post by Frances White
2015 J Mark Powell blog post
2006 History Link Essay by Rebecca Smith
2004 History Link Essay by Kit Oldham
Lakedale Resort blog post
National Park Service
Wikipedia

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