In 1808, trapper John Colter ran and climbed 150 miles through what is now Yellowstone National Park to escape a hundred pursuing Blackfoot warriors.

In 1823, hunter Hugh Glass, left for dead after a bear attack, crawled 100 miles from the Grand Valley to the Missouri River.

Tortured in mind and body, these two men came to embody the spirit of survival. Finally we have their story-an epic saga, stirring as the wilderness itself, bold as the people who came west to tame it.

About the Readers

Gerald Hausman, born in Baltimore, Maryland in 1945, grew up in New Jersey and Massachusetts. He graduated from college in New Mexico and continued to live there for two decades. During that time, he had a summer residence on the island of Jamaica where he and his wife, Loretta, founded a school for creative writing. Mr. Hausman has lived in Bokeelia, Florida since 1994. In addition to his many books about Native America, Gerald Hausman has written extensively about animal mythology. His work as a folklorist has earned him many national and international honors. Gerald's most recent award is from the Florida Magazine Association for his column "Pine Island Soundings" about life on a barrier island.

Gerald is a frequent storyteller at college writers programs and at young authors conferences. Recently, he performed at the Young Authors Conference in Kaiserslautern, Germany as a guest of Department of Defense Dependent Schools. His lively presentations, complete with a myriad of sound effects, have earned him praise from storytellers, speakers, writers, and listeners.

Trent Zelazny has published over fifty short stories in a variety of genres including horror, humor, erotica, and suspense. A former professional drummer, he has also studied martial arts, animation, and film. He also has the coolest son in the world, Corwin Random Zelazny.

Trent lives in Florida.

"A gift for storytelling is in Trent Zelazny's genes."
—Charles Ardai, Edgar and Shamus Award Winner

"Trent Zelazny is a master of tension, frisson, madness and mayhem. I love the way he writes and read everything I can get my hands on. You should do the same."
—Gerald Hausman, author of Time Swimmer

For more information about Trent, please visit his website at www.trentzelazny.com.