That Hugh Glass was one tough hombre. As The Revenant (starring Leonardo DiCaprio) expands nationwide Friday, it poses the question of just who the legendary 19th-century frontiersman really was.

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It’s been a year since Leo accepted his first Oscar win, Best Actor, for immortalizing Hugh Glass in "The Revenant." As a colder-than-usual winter looms ahead, it’s time to revisit what it ...

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota State Historical Society is preparing to release a book about frontiersman Hugh Glass, whose tale is told in the Hollywood blockbuster "The Revenant."The ...

PIERRE – The South Dakota State Historical Society is preparing to release a book about frontiersman Hugh Glass, whose tale is told in the Hollywood blockbuster “The Revenant.” ...

John G. Neihardt wrote “The Song of Hugh Glass” — an enduring tale of American fur trade lore in what is now South Dakota and Nebraska — in a little ...

Hugh Glass, the protagonist of the story, never was chased off a cliff, cut a dead horse open for warmth or had a half-Pawnee son. But the frontiersman played by DiCaprio lived a life even more ...

In 1823, the American frontiersman Hugh Glass was working as a trapper and guide with the Rocky Mountain Fur Co. on the Upper Missouri when he was attacked by a grizzly and viciously mauled.

He inspired an Oscar-winning film and performance, and his story is one of the most famous in South Dakota history, but the truth behind Hugh Glass is still largely a ...

Since it was released last weekend into theaters Leonardo DiCaprio's new film "The Revenant" has made close to $100 million and snagged 12 Oscar nominations. The story of frontiersman and trapper ...

While exploring uncharted wilderness in 1823, legendary frontiersman Hugh Glass sustains injuries from a brutal bear attack. When his hunting team leaves him for dead, Glass must utilize his ...

History buffs may recognize the name as one of the most famous frontiersmen of the early-to-mid 1800s, ... and even Hugh ...