The Revenant

The Revenant: The Movie

The second I discovered a movie was being made about Hugh Glass based on a novel by Michael Punke, I moved heaven and earth to get a copy. (If moving heaven and earth means that I went to my local library.) Originally skeptical about DiCaprio playing a mountain man, I devoured the novel. Punke’s attention…

I finally finished The Revenant last night. What a fantastic tale excellently told! Mr. Punke takes the reader to the fur trapping era and let’s us explore with Hugh Glass: seeing the wonders, feeling the excruciating agony! Punke’s description of the bear attack had me squirming in sympathy pain. His dedication to historical detail and accuracy were…

Six Weeks

Just found this gem. Me’thinks I will be listening to more Of Monsters and Men! Inspired by the American frontiersman Hugh Glass, this stark song embraces and connects my current read (The Revenant) with my current unit (Vikings, “Beowulf” etc). As a class, we will be dissecting lyrics and music videos about heroes and monsters this…

A novel about Hugh Glass?! FINALLY!

I grew up hearing about mountain men like Jedediah Smith, Jeremiah Johnson, and Hugh Glass. One of the fond memories I have of high school was actually a rendezvous we visited. My Dad’s friend, Gene, was a part of a Mountain Man group, I can’t remember the name. They traveled across the U.S. as the men of…