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Hugh Glass (c. 1783 – 1833) [1] [2] [3] was an American frontiersman, fur trapper, trader, hunter and explorer. He is best known for his story of survival and forgiveness after being left for dead by companions when he was mauled by a grizzly bear.
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Jun 27, 2024 · Hugh Glass, American frontiersman and fur trapper who became a folk hero after surviving a bear attack and then traveling hundreds of miles alone to safety. Glass’s story was recounted in the film The Revenant (2015). Learn more about Glass’s life in this article.
- Hugh Glass was an American frontiersman and fur trapper who became a folk hero after surviving a bear attack and then traveling hundreds of miles a...
- Hugh Glass was left for dead after a bear attack in August 1823. Although he reportedly had a broken leg, a ripped scalp, a punctured throat, and n...
- After recuperating, Glass set out to kill Jim Bridger and John Fitzgerald, the men who had left him to die. After finding Bridger, Glass forgave hi...
- About 1833 Hugh Glass was on an expedition near Fort Cass in present-day Treasure county, Montana, when he was killed in a confrontation with Indians.
Mar 7, 2024 · It can be confirmed that Glass was a real person, that he was in fact attacked by a bear, and he died many years after the attack. The Revenant 's ending represents one of the biggest departures from the existing historical accounts, but everything that happened after the bear attack is up for debate.
- Bill Dubiel
Jun 12, 2006 · Bloody and battered from an encounter with a she-grizzly, old trapper Hugh Glass was eventually left to die by two of his comrades. When he refused to die before exacting revenge, a legend was born.
Jan 6, 2016 · The real Glass was gruesomely mauled by a mother bear after Glass came across her two cubs sometime in August or September 1823. The actual location probably was around the...
Oct 21, 2015 · According to legend, Hugh Glass—his leg now healed—was scouting ahead of the brigade near the forks of the Grand River, when he entered a thicket to hunt for berries. He immediately stumbled upon a sow grizzly and her two cubs.
Dec 25, 2015 · But Hugh Glass was a real person, and The Revenant only touches on a fraction of his incredible life’s story. Glass wasn’t well known before the attack that occurred during the expedition....
