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Daniel Boone : an American life

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lofaro, Michael A., 1948-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, c2003.
Subjects and Genres:
Boone, Daniel, > 1734-1820.
Pioneers > Kentucky > Biography.
Frontier and pioneer life > Kentucky.
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Table of Contents:
  • "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 legacy.

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