The early industrial period in the Ramapo Mountains involved iron mining and the drawing of iron from stone. Stories emerged from this multi-cultural mix of native and non-native community. Follow the boy trapper into the library of the last patriarch of the Pierson Iron Works.

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Building upon a close understanding of the animals he hunted, Dr. Stead made observations of the changing nature of both the wildlife and their habitat. Ever the student naturalist, the boy trapper kept notes on his trapline and deepened his relationship with nature.

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Trappers Story, Part One: Raised in a hunting community, Dr. Stead shares his introduction to the rural woodlore of his childhood. Learning to trap, he follows his father back into a 19th century tradition that will expose him to a 20th century crisis.

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