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Daniel Boone : an American life /
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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lexington :
University Press of Kentucky,
©2003.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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. Daniel Boone: An American Life brings together over thirty years of research in this extraordinary biography. Based on primary sources, the book depicts Boone through the eyes of those who knew him and within the historical contexts of his eighty six years. Boone's story offers new insights into the turbulent birth of the nation and demonstrates why the frontier forms such a significant part of the American experience. |
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| Notas: | Map on lining papers. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xv, 216 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-206) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780813128863 0813128862 9780813138336 0813138337 9786613232434 6613232432 |