Here Lies Hugh Glass
A Mountain Man, a Bear, and the Rise of the American Nation
Book • 2012
Here Lies Hugh Glass examines the true story of Hugh Glass, a fur trapper who survived a devastating grizzly bear attack in 1823 and crawled 200 miles to seek revenge on those who abandoned him.
Rather than a traditional biography, Jon T. Coleman uses Glass's story as a lens to explore how frontier mythology and the experiences of working-class laborers in the American West were appropriated to construct narratives of American exceptionalism and nationalism.
The book analyzes how various writers have mythologized Glass's tale and examines the broader historical context of the fur trade, race, class, and gender dynamics in early 19th-century America.
Rather than a traditional biography, Jon T. Coleman uses Glass's story as a lens to explore how frontier mythology and the experiences of working-class laborers in the American West were appropriated to construct narratives of American exceptionalism and nationalism.
The book analyzes how various writers have mythologized Glass's tale and examines the broader historical context of the fur trade, race, class, and gender dynamics in early 19th-century America.
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