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The Saga of Hugh Glass: Pirate, Pawnee, and Mountain Man
John Myers Myers
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Description for The Saga of Hugh Glass: Pirate, Pawnee, and Mountain Man
Paperback. Presents the legend of a man who survived under impossible conditions: robbed and left to die by his comrades, he struggled alone, unarmed, and almost mortally wounded through two thousand miles of wilderness. Num Pages: 237 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 200 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 286.
Before his most fabulous adventure (celebrated by John G. Neihardt in The Song of Hugh Glass and by Frederick Manfred in Lord Grizzly), Hugh Glass was captured by the buccaneer Jean Lafitte and turned pirate himself until his first chance to escape. Soon he fell prisoner to the Pawnees and lived for four years as one of them before he managed to make his way to St. Louis. Next he joined a group of trappers to open up the fur-rich, Indian-held territory of the Upper Missouri River. Then unfolds the legend of a man who survived under impossible conditions: robbed ... Read more
Before his most fabulous adventure (celebrated by John G. Neihardt in The Song of Hugh Glass and by Frederick Manfred in Lord Grizzly), Hugh Glass was captured by the buccaneer Jean Lafitte and turned pirate himself until his first chance to escape. Soon he fell prisoner to the Pawnees and lived for four years as one of them before he managed to make his way to St. Louis. Next he joined a group of trappers to open up the fur-rich, Indian-held territory of the Upper Missouri River. Then unfolds the legend of a man who survived under impossible conditions: robbed ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
237
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1976
Condition
New
Weight
288g
Number of Pages
237
Place of Publication
Nebraska, United States
ISBN
9780803258341
SKU
V9780803258341
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Reviews for The Saga of Hugh Glass: Pirate, Pawnee, and Mountain Man
"There is no story like it in all literature and in all history. . . . The greatest and truest hero of all time was once a buckskin man living on the American frontier. Mr. Myers has done a fine job of scholarly research. He offers many new insights as to the true character of the mountain man. And the ... Read more