216: Beyond the Bear. Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site.

Hugh Glass is best known for his incredible survival story. After being mauled by a grizzly, being left for dead and dragging himself nearly 250 miles across the country - his story, or at least a version of it, has been immortalized in the film The Revenant. But Hugh’s life goes beyond his encounter with the bear - what came before and after are just as wild as a ride, and are worth movies of their own.

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Sources NPS, Museum of the Mountain Man, NPS (2), Moore Memorial Public Library, Texas State Historical Association, University of Nebraska, Legends of America, Cowboys & Indians Magazine, History Colorado, Wyoming Historical Society, Oregon Encyclopedia, Nebraska Examiner

Book - The Saga of Hugh Glass: Pirate, Pawnee and Mountain Man

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Lydbog: 1. april 2024