ASIN: B00UGTCXJ6
Publisher: Amazon Digital Services LLC
Pages: 234
"....a great read and should be added to the library of those who have interest in American History." -- On The Trail MagazineA white man, whose story was so powerful it became a tradition among the Indians of the American Plains... ExcerptBy 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 ...
