Daniel Boone : an American life /

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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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lofaro, Michael A., 1948-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, ©2003.
Temas:
Boone, Daniel, > 1734-1820.
Boone, Daniel, > 1734-1820
Boone, Daniel.
Pioneers > Kentucky > Biography.
Frontier and pioneer life > Kentucky.
Pionniers > Kentucky > Biographies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Adventurers & Explorers.
Frontier and pioneer life.
Pioneers.
Kentucky > Biography.
Kentucky > Biographies.
Kentucky.
Biography
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • "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.

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