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the Rapid City Journal 17 Sunday, Januarys, 1984 Books 1954 Manfred book first-rate fiction 1 I Lord Grizzly f. 1 the book, and a good map helps the reader identify various points of Glass's painful journey. Told with gusto and a stark realism that borders on the repulsive, the book is nevertheless poetic at times as when Manfred describes the changing seasons and the terrain through which Glass crawls. This contrasts with and reflects Glass's physical pain. For example, later in the story Is this poetic phrase: moccasins singing at each step in the frozen snow." Indians In this novel do not fall into the too frequent stereotypes of many pioneer stories.

Some, particularly the Rees, are portrayed as savage. But Bending Reed, the Lakota wife of Glass, is recognized for her talents, skill and nurturing qualities. Glass receives the tenderness and care in her snug tlpl that was lacking in the Pennsylvania household he abandoned before becoming a mountain man. In preparation for writing "Lord Grizzly," Manfred read over 60 books on mountain men and Indians and made a trek over South Dakota from the Grand River, where' Glass was mauled by the grizzly, to Chamberlain, near where Ft. Kiowa once stood." Fastening a "board to one leg and squirming along the ground of the (river) bluffs, Manfred observed "the creatures and insects as Hugh would have seen them, tasting those within reach and getting as close to Hugh's consciousness and perception as possible." Through such experiences, Manfred projects his story through Hugh's mind.

In recent years, Manfred's books have been acclaimed by critics to rival those of such renowned authors as Steinbeck and Faulkner. Now Manfred is enjoying a revival of his works In his by Frederick Manfred University of Nebraska Press reprint, 281 $7.85, softcover Frederick Manfred's "Lord Grizzly" is a novel that's been around for a while it was a 1954 bestseller and was recently reprinted by the University of Nebraska Press. It will be the kick-off book in a great books series scheduled for South Dakota Public Television early In 1984. The book is an Incredible story of one man's will to survive and is based on the real life experience of mountain man Hugh Glass. The scene is the Dakota Territory in 1823.

Glass six-feet-two-inches, trapper, hunter and scout Is attacked by a grizzly bear and, when hostile Indians appear, he is left for dead or to die by his two companions, Jim Brldger and John (Fitz) Fitzgerald. Incredibly, despite his terrible Injuries, Glass survives. Without his horse, gun, ammunition or food, and with a broken leg, clawed body and his scalp stitched back on his head, Glass drags himself, crawls and canoes from the Grand River to Ft. Kiowa on the Missouri. Glass recovers and then, in December, sets out in pursuit of the men who deserted him.

The chase takes him into areas that later became North Dakota, Montana, Wyoming, Nebraska and South Dakota and finally, in October, he catches up with Fitz. Divided into three sections "The Wrestle," "The Crawl," and "The Showdown" "Lord Grizzly" is first rate fiction based on a heady mixture of history that entertains, despite all its gruesome details. I think "The Crawl" is the best and most incredible part of Robert S. Weiss, author of "Recovery from Bereavement" (AP photo) own lifetime, something few authors experience. This month, he will discuss three of his books "Lord Grizzly," "Conquering Horse," and "The Golden Bowl" -on Wednesday, Jan.

12, at 8 p.m. on South Dakota Public Television. The program is part of the South Dakota Committee on the Humanities new community reading series, "Significant Books and the Plains Experience." Scholars John Milton of the University of South Dakota and Nancy Nelson of Henry Ford Community College in Dearborn, will appear with Manfred. The program will be repeated on Jan. 22 at 2 p.m.

Reading groups have been organized in 18 communities. Over 350 people have signed up to discuss the books with humanities scholars in those communities. For information, contact the S.D. Committee on the Humanities, Box 35. University Station, Brookings, S.D.

57007 or call 688-6113. they found, the widow or widower forgets that the dead partner is gone forever. When a spouse dies from a lingering illness, the grief of the remaining mate is just as intense. But at least they have had time to prepare, to learn to live with the prospect of their loss and to think about a future alone. Extreme dependence on a mate also complicates recovery from his or her death.

Sometimes one spouse dominates the other. One may rely on the other for keeping the house, paying the bills or making outside friends. Or couples may simply be intensely close and sharing. "They often have trouble functioning autonomously without the marriage," said Weiss. "They are hopeless about their future." Like Queen Victoria, who spent the last 40 years of her life yearning for Prince Albert, they never recover.

Recovering from bereavement does not mean going back to the life they led before the death. Instead, it means successfully passing through changes accepting the death both intellectually and emotionally and building a new identity. "When there Is a good recovery," Weiss says, "there's a change that permits them to function as well as they had before, even though they are now different people." Spouse's death most harrowing of life's tragedies BOSTON (AP) Of all llfe'i tragedies, the death of a spouse Is perhaps the most harrowing. A major study of how people deal with this pain reaches a surprising conclusion: Those with unhappy marriages grieve far longer for their lost mates than do the survivors of loving partnerships. Anguish Is also more likely to linger for years If a spouse dies unexpectedly or if the mate left behind had been intensely dependent upon the deceased.

The findings are part of the final report of the Harvard Bereavement Study. This summary, written by Drs. Robert S. Weiss of Harvard Medical School and the University of Massachusetts and Colin Murray Parkes of London Hospital Medical College, was recently published as a book called "Recovery from Bereavement." The study was based on interviews with 68 widows and widowers, all under age 45. It Is changing many Ideas about how people pull their shattered lives together again.

"The first thing that surprised us is how long It takes to recover from loss," Weiss said. "When we started, everybody thought that crises were dealt with in six weeks or so. We discovered that in fact you never get over it fully. But the time required to re-establish a way of life that has some integrity takes about a year, and there is still a lot of distress at that point. "The second surprise was the ubiquity of grief.

The death of a spouse almost uniformly gives rise to intense grief, Irrespective of the quality of the marriage." The depth of despair after a bad marriage was another People seemed to get helplessly stuck in grief when death -ended a relationship that was marred by bickering and turmoil. When the spouse was alive, they argued over money, the in-laws, disciplining children, alcoholism and other antagonisms. Yet many survivors still yearned for their dead mates during follow-up interviews two to four years after their passing. The researchers are not sure why this happens, but they have theories. For one thing, there Is plenty of opportunity for regret and self-reproach.

"As long as the marriage continues, there is hope that things might get better, but once a person is dead, it is too late to say, 'I'm they wrote. "The survivor mourns not only for the marriage that was, but also for the marriage that could have been and was not." Ambivalent feelings that mix love and hate also get in the way of recovery. On one hand, they are relieved to be free of their troublesome mate. But on the other; they feel terrible about the loss. An unexpected death, sudden and senseless, Is especially difficult to cope with, no matter how good or bad the marriage.

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