Key insights

• ⛰️ Hugh Glass joined the Rocky Mountain Fur Company in 1822 and was attacked by the Arikara tribe, leading to the first Indian War west of the Missouri.
• 🐻 Glass was severely wounded in a grizzly bear attack during a trapping expedition, leaving him with broken bones and severe injuries.
• 🏞️ Group members decided to leave Glass behind after encountering a Native American raid, leading to his harrowing survival in hostile territory.
• 🏹 Glass struggled to reach the nearest settlement over 200 miles away, surviving on berries, insects, and encounters with wolves.
• ⚔️ After rest and recuperation, Glass continued his journey, obtained supplies, and sought revenge.
• 🦅 Glass forgave the man who abandoned him, confronted the real villain, and continued to work as a trapper and hunter before his mysterious disappearance, sparking the beginning of his legend.

Q&A

• What happened after Hugh Glass forgave the man who abandoned him?

  Hugh Glass forgave the 19-year-old who abandoned him, confronted the real villain, Fitzgerald, but spared his life due to military intervention. He received compensation for the hardships he suffered and continued working as a trapper and hunter before his mysterious disappearance, which led to the beginning of his legend.

• What did Hugh Glass do after surviving the bear attack?

  After surviving the bear attack, Hugh Glass rested and recuperated. He continued his journey, obtained supplies, and sought revenge.

• How did Hugh Glass survive after the bear attack?

  Stranded in the South Dakota wilderness with severe injuries, Hugh Glass survived by eating berries, insects, and snakes. He also encountered a pack of wolves that provided him with buffalo meat. Despite a broken leg, he struggled to reach the nearest settlement, Fort Kiowa, which was over 200 miles away.

• Why was Hugh Glass left behind by his group?

  After encountering a Native American raid, two men, Fitzgerald and Bridges, abandoned the fatally injured Hugh Glass to save themselves, leaving him alone in hostile territory.

• What happened to Hugh Glass during a trapping expedition?

  During a trapping expedition to the Yellowstone River in September 1823, Hugh Glass was viciously attacked by a grizzly bear, leaving him severely wounded and unlikely to survive.

• Who was Hugh Glass?

  Hugh Glass was a frontiersman from Pennsylvania who joined the Rocky Mountain Fur Company in 1822.

• 00:00 Hugh Glass, a frontiersman from Pennsylvania, joined the Rocky Mountain Fur Company in 1822. He was attacked by the Arikara tribe, which led to the first Indian War west of the Missouri.
• 01:07 Hugh Glass was viciously attacked by a grizzly bear during a trapping expedition, leaving him severely wounded and unlikely to survive.
• 02:08 After deciding to leave a fatally injured member behind, the group encountered a Native American raid, and two men abandoned the injured member to save themselves, leaving him alone in hostile territory.
• 03:11 Harrowing tale of survival in the South Dakota wilderness after a bear attack, with Glass struggling to reach the nearest settlement for over 200 miles.
• 04:14 Hugh Glass survived a bear attack, rested and recuperated, continued his journey, and obtained supplies to seek revenge.
• 05:19 Hugh Glass forgave the man who abandoned him, confronted the real villain, but spared his life due to military intervention, and continued to work as a trapper and hunter before his mysterious disappearance, leading to the beginning of his legend.