Here Lies Hugh Glass A Mountain Man, a Bear, and the Rise of the American Nation

Name: Here Lies Hugh Glass A Mountain Man, a Bear, and the Rise of the American Nation
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ISBN: 9780809054381

ISBN-10: 0809054388

ISBN-13: 9780809054381

Edition: 2013

Authors: Jon T. Coleman

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How one man's tale of survival and revenge transformed the American WestIn the summer of 1823, a grizzly bear mauled Hugh Glass. The animal ripped the trapper up, carving huge hunks from his body. Glass's fellows rushed to his aid and slew the bear, but Glass's injuries mocked their first aid. The expedition leader arranged for his funeral: two men would stay behind to bury the corpse when it finally stopped gurgling; the rest would move on. Alone in Indian country, the caretakers quickly lost their nerve. They fled, taking Glass's gun, knife, and ammunition with them. But Glass wouldn't die. He began crawling toward Fort Kiowa, hundreds of miles to the east, and as his speed picked up, so…

Book details

List price: $16.00
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Publication date: 5/14/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 272
Size: 5.93" wide x 8.70" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English



Author's Note


Introduction



Origins



The Metaphysics of Hugh Hunting



Born to Run



Initiations



The Naked and the Dead



Bears in Black and White



Just Another Word for Nothing Left



Afterlives



Cold Lips Say Waugh!



I Will Survive


Conclusion


Notes


Acknowledgments


Index