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by Michael Punke · 2002

A story of survival on the American frontier chronicles the exploits of fur trapper Hugh Glass, who is attacked by a grizzly bear and left for dead by his fellow trappers, but survives and treks through the wilderness to seek justice.

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Survival against the wild

Survival stories where it's just one person against the wild, and the small decisions that decide whether they make it home. Read them somewhere warm.