Daniel Boone : an American life

Daniel Boone : an American life

Lexington University Press of Kentucky, c2003

xv, 216 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., maps, ports., facsims. ; 24 cm

923.973 B724lo 2003

(OCoLC)52090631

Traces the life and exploration of Daniel Boone, and discusses his role in the westward movement of the American people. The embodiment of the American hero, Daniel Boone personifies the great adventure of his age, the westward movement of the American people. The prototype for the frontiersman, he was a multifaceted individual who shaped and was driven by the complex forces of this dynamic period in history

Map on lining papers
"Let the girls do the spelling" : the boyhood of Daniel Boone -- Soldier, suitor, hunter, explorer -- "In quest of the country of Kentucke" -- Henderson's infamous company of land pyrates" : Transylvania -- Cutting the Wilderness Road -- Revolution and rescue on the frontier -- Shel-tow-ee, son of Blackfish -- Patriot or traitor? : Boonesborough besieged -- From pauper to legislator -- "Our affairs became more and more alarming?" : the disaster at Blue Licks -- "Your land is all survayd" : prosperity, debt, and retreat -- "I want more elbow-room" : bound for Missouri -- One last hunt : the final decade -- "The sons of Daniel Boone" : a hero's legend and legacy
Includes bibliographical references (p. [197]-206) and index
L2007M204

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