Context:

Steve mentions reading this book about fur trappers in the northwest territories and the boreal forest near the Arctic. He discusses how these trappers would trade in rump fat from deer and use it as currency, using this as an example to discuss the difference between deer tallow and bear lard.

Context:

Steve recounts a story about getting stuck in fog while sheep hunting. His brother had brought this biography (described as 'not the New York Times best seller list' and 'a really old biography'). They cut the paperback into thirds to share among three people while waiting out the fog. He remembers details about the importance of killing bears for lard in the fall for baking.