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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.
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.
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).
"Caught Off Guard" Courtesy of David Wright.
When Hugh Glass was mauled by a grizzly bear in 1823, his fellow trappers abandoned him with no weapons, yet he still managed to survive. The incredible life of Hugh Glass was the inspiration behind "The Revenant."
Leonardo DiCaprio earned his first Best Actor Academy Award for his performance as Hugh Glass in The Revenant, but the story of what happened to the real Hugh Glass after the bear attack might be even more unbelievable than the film.
Before a grizzly tore a hunk of meat from his rump and lobbed it to her squalling cubs, Hugh Glass was just a middle-aged pirate who had abandoned ship, then dodged two tribes of...
Hugh Glass was a multifaceted character, from sailor to member of a Native American tribe, before the bear attack. Glass survived a brutal bear mauling, crawled 200 miles to...
Hugh Glass was a famous fur trapper and American frontiersman. He is considered a folk hero and an icon of the American frontier life. He was famously attacked by a grizzly bear and was left for dead by his companions.
Hugh Glass 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.