First published 1980
Hugh Glass works as a hunter and scout on the American frontier. A grizzly bear mauls him savagely, leaving him broken and bleeding. His companions believe he will die and abandon him in the wilderness. Glass refuses to surrender to his wounds or the harsh landscape. Rage fuels his survival as he begins crawling across two hundred miles of dangerous territory. He seeks the men who left him behind. The journey transforms him from an ordinary frontiersman into something harder and more determined. His quest for revenge becomes a test of will against nature and his own mortality. Glass discovers what lies beneath civilization when a man strips away everything except the drive to live and settle scores.
Genres: american-fiction, historical-fiction, 20th-century, american, adventure, 19th-century
Vibes: gritty, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: man-on-a-mission, survival
Setting: American Frontier
Period: 19th Century
281 pages · Unknown Binding · Gregg Press
Content warnings: violence