Daniel Boone : an American life / Michael A. Lofaro.
Material type: TextPublication details: Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, c2003.Description: xv, 216 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., map ; 24 cmISBN:- 0813122783 (alk. paper)
- 976.9/02/092 B 21
- F454.B66 L628 2003
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult Book | Main Library | Biography | Boone, D. L828 | Available | 33111004215600 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
The embodiment of the American hero, the man of action, the pathfinder, Daniel Boone represents the great adventure of his age -- the westward movement of the American people. Daniel Boone: An American Life brings together over thirty years of research in an extraordinary biography of the quintessential pioneer. 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. The story of Daniel Boone offers new insights into the turbulent birth and growth of the nation and demonstrates why the frontier forms such a significant part of the American experience.
Map on front lining paper.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [197]-206) and index.
"Let the girls do the spelling" : the boyhood of Daniel Boone -- Soldier, suitor, hunter, explorer -- "In quest of the country of Kentucke" -- Henderson's imfamous 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 lagacy.