An Unofficial 'The MeatEater Podcast' Reading List
Ep. 041: Daniel, Wyoming. Steven Rinella talks with Janis Putelis, Chris Gil, and Garret Smith from the MeatEater Crew.
August 05, 2016
Description
Books Referenced
Author: A.B. Guthrie Jr.
Context:
Discussed in the context of mountain men and PTSD. Speaker describes it as 'A. B. Guthrie's fantastic mountain man book, The Big Sky' and explains it's a well-researched fictional tale of a mountain man who becomes a damaged man when he returns east. The book is noted as the origin of Montana being called 'Big Sky Country.'
Author: Richard K. Nelson
Context:
Discussed as a book by anthropologist Richard K. Nelson about the Koyukon people on the Koyukuk River. The speaker references it when discussing Native cultures' relationships to food, animals, and taboo systems, specifically mentioning their beliefs about drinking water and hunting bears.