HUGH GLASS, by Bruce Bradley
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HUGH GLASS, by Bruce Bradley
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A True Story--a white man, whose story was so powerful it became a tradition among the Indians of the American Plains... BOOK EXCERPT: By the time Hugh Glass reached Fort Tilton it was well into November. A foot of snow lay across the countryside. Fort Tilton was a small fort that belonged to the Columbia Fur Company. It had been built by William P. Tilton and boasted a garrison of only five men. As it sat near the site of another Mandan village, the Mandans who escorted Hugh dropped him off, then immediately went to visit their cousins. Hugh went to see Tilton, where he learned right away that any hopes of finding a boat to continue his journey were in vain. “Mr. Glass,” Tilton told Hugh, “I’d like to help you but I can’t. I’ve got five men here, besides myself. I can’t spare any of them. We’re under danger of attack here night and day by the Arikaras. I need every man I have to keep them away. Even if I could spare anyone, I doubt they would go. We’re watched constantly. I had one man who left the fort for only a few minutes. From out of nowhere, that devil Stanapat rode up and killed him, practically on our doorstep. If you hadn’t had the Mandans escorting you, don’t think for a moment that you would have made it in here. Those damn Arikaras would have gotten you before you even came within sight of the fort.” Disappointed, Hugh exhaled heavily. “Stanapat,” he said ruefully. “—The Little Hawk With The Bloody Hand…” Tilton looked at him. “You speak Arikara?” he asked Hugh. “Pawnee,” Hugh said absently. “The two languages are almost identical.” Tilton continued to stare at him. Slowly, a look of dread came over his features. “Oh no,” Tilton said. “Oh, Christ, I should have known by your scars—you’re the one the Indians call White Bear.” Hugh gave him a puzzled look. “How did you know?” “Mister, you’re the talk of the plains. BIG medicine. Went one on one with a grizzly, left for dead by two white men and still managed to crawl to Fort Kiowa. The Arikaras have tried to kill you and can’t, that’s what they say. Oh, I know all about you. So does every tribe from here to the Rockies. As soon as Stanapat finds out you’re here—and he will—he’ll tear this place down to get to you. New travels real fast in these parts, mister, and the news here is that the Arikaras want you real bad!” PRAISE FOR "HUGH GLASS" by Bruce Bradley-- "--The kind of book you hate to put down!" Fraser Whitbread - Muzzle Blasts Magazine "This recent book by Bruce Bradley is a great read and should be added to the library of those who have interest in the (Fur Trade) period or are an over-all student of early American History." - On the Trail Magazine "A very readable telling of an amazing story!" —Bob Griffith-Amazon.com
HUGH GLASS, by Bruce Bradley- Amazon Sales Rank: #22526 in eBooks
- Published on: 2015-05-06
- Released on: 2015-05-06
- Format: Kindle eBook
Review "....a great read and should be added to the library of those who have interest in American History." -- On The Trail Magazine"...The kind of book you hate to put down!" -- Fraser Whitbread, Muzzle Blasts Magazine
From the Publisher This book is destined to become a classic. It is well-grounded in documented fact and backed with years of research, yet reads like today's best-selling fiction. It is fast-paced and, once picked up, nearly impossible to put down. Bruce Bradley is one of the most exciting new writers today--guaranteed to end up on the Best Seller list!
From the Author When I first began researching the story of Hugh Glass, I had no idea where or how long it would take me, or how little I actually knew about this great continent of ours and the people and conditions that once existed here. I knew, or thought I knew, about Indians and buffalo. Having grown up in Alaska, I knew about bears. If anyone had told me that there were once cannibals living in this country, or that a well-known plains tribe once practiced human sacrifice, I wouldn't have believed them. I knew that, later on in the nineteenth century, buffalo hunters had driven that great animal to the edge of extinction, but I never conceived the extent of that butchery. At the time that this story takes place, there were two great herds that roamed the plains, numbering more than twenty-five million strong......
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53 of 55 people found the following review helpful. Very hard book to rate By Dan Okay, how do i rate this book? I purchased it because the TRUE story of Hugh Glass is SO amazing I want to learn all I can about it. The book was purchesed with the belief it was non fiction, even the back cover of the book says "Hugh Glass is the incredible true story of one man...". Unfortunately there is a LOT of fiction here. The author, to his credit, states he had no choice but to basically fill in the blanks to make the story flow, but my opinion is that too much was made up. And the made up stuff includes the usual politically correct stuff. You know, native Americans were one with nature, they wasted nothing, they were noble, etc. etc.Hugh Glass lands in Texas and of course a pretty woman involves herself with him. Hugh Glass lands in the Pawnee camp, the pawnees execute his companion as a sacrifice to the planet Venus and next month Hugh is next! Of course a pretty maiden falls in love with him. While awaiting execution he ADMIRES the pawnees (!!). He gets out of the jam, eventually leaves the Pawnees, winds up in a fur brigade. After his grizzly mauling and abandonment he is travelling alone, the sioux capture him and who is in camp but his former indian lover who was now recatured by the Sioux! Come on....just too much. Now, I have to say as a fiction book I would give it 3 stars or maybe even 4. If you are after a good read go for it. The author does have a nice writing style and his story DOES flow. Sitting around a campfire on a mountain backpack I would like to have the author sitting with me telling stories late into the night. But if you are after more meat and potatoes about Hugh Glass the book adds little if anything. So i took an average and came up with the 2 stars. In any case I strongly request that you read Myers book on Glass first...(Pirate Pawnee Mountain Man) so you have a baseline on the Glass story. Myers book, written decades ago, is still the best source out there. I had hoped B. Bradley's book would add any info learned in the last 30 or 40 years, unfortunately it didn't but perhaps nothing more has been learned?. The Hugh Glass story should be required teaching in our schools. I mean, we read about Odysseus in Homers book, a story about a 20 year journey home. We have our own Odyseus, he lived 175 years ago and we can retrace a lot of what he did. His name is Hugh Glass. He is our own.
30 of 32 people found the following review helpful. A very good read By Robert A. Griffith I imagine few lives have contained so many varied life threatening experiences as Hugh Glass', and few more deserving of legendary status. As sailor, reluctant pirate, honorary Pawnee and fur trapper he time and again escapes death from pirates, cannibals, human sacrifice, Indian ambush, grizzly mauling and frozen wilderness. His fending for himself while dragging his torn broken body hundreds of miles after the grizzly mauling being the most miraculous. The author admittedly takes some liberties in creating a narrative that is much more readable than any recitation of the facts could be. But the essence and significant events are all based on well documented facts. It's a very readable telling of an amazing story.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful. Amazing book By G. Sporer Hard to put down. This man was amazing. I'm surprised they haven't made a movie.
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