Wilderness

by Roger Zelazny, Gerald Hausman

Overview

In 1808, mountain man John Colter ran and climbed 150 miles while being pursued by members of the Blackfeet nation. His run for life became a part of heroic American history and culture. In 1823, hunter Hugh Glass, left for dead after being torn apart by a grizzly bear dragged himself out of his grave and crawled more than 80 miles to wreak revenge on the trusted friend who abandoned him. This authentic and unique historical novel follows the survival trail and blood spoor of both men. History has recorded their triumphs -- Colter discovering what is now Yellowstone National Park. Hugh Glass becoming an icon of the American frontier

Product Details

BN ID:	2940013843592
Publisher:	Irie Books
Publication date:	12/13/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	203
File size:	181 KB

About the Author

Roger Zelazny, a science fiction/fantasy hall of fame author who was awarded countless honors in his field, as well as reaching sci-fi/fantasy bestseller lists with the Amber series of novels uses his phenomenal writing skills to recreate the lives of two American legends, John Colter and Hugh Glass.

Gerald Hausman has been an award winning author of children's books, YA novels, and adult books since 1992. His lifelong passion for preserving Native American legends is fully present in the novel Wilderness. Together with Roger Zelazny, Hausman illuminated the wisdom, teaching and lore of both native people and the first frontier mountain men.

Editorial Reviews

"... a rare reading experience--reminiscent of Cormac McCarthy's prose... and I can think of no western historical characters more appropriate for a poetic novel than the mountain man legends, John Colter and Hugh Glass. It was a privilege to read it."

Dale Walker

"I genuinely envy those who encounter Roger Zelazny!"

Thomas Sturgeon

A valuable and stirring evocation of the American West and of certain original souls who inform history."
N. Scott Momaday, Pulitizer Prize-winning author of House Made of Dawn

N. Scott Momaday

The story of two men in different parts of the wilderness are trying to survive in the early 1800s. John Colter, who traveled with Lewis and Clark and founded Yellowstone is being tracked by Blackfeet Indians. Hugh Glass, a legendary fur trapper is mauled by a bear and is near death. Both men are survivors in their own right...Colter sums up his journey when he surmises, "Reason for being: staying alive. Reason for staying alive: being." A riveting look at the harshness of frontier life.

Graduate Students

A narrative tribute to both the American wilderness itself and the adventurous spirit of those who triumphed over it...taken together, the two provide a memorable sense of the hardships that were a very real part of the settling of America.

Wes Lukowsky