The true story behind The Revenant
"A vigorously written meditation on . . . America's encounter with the wilderness." --The Wall Street Journal
In the summer of 1823, a grizzly bear mauled mountain man Hugh Glass in present-day South Dakota. The animal ripped the trapper up, carving huge hunks from his body. Glass's companions slew the bear, but his injuries mocked their first aid. Two men would...