Life and Times of Col. Daniel Boone
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About the Book
THE saga of the pioneers that settled the great West is one of the most compelling and romantic chapters in the history of the United States of America. The first three settlements beyond the Alleghany Mountains were made in Kentucky, Tennessee, and Ohio. From these vantage points, the population gradually expanded clear to the West Coast. One of the first to explore this vast wilderness was Daniel Boone. He was born on February 11
Boone made many daring adventures and hair-raising escapes among Native Americans captivity. He was several times captured, but always got away. His companions were not so lucky, for three of them were killed and one reportedly eaten by wolves. During a short period of peace, Boone and his brother built themselves a cabin of lodge poles and bark and stayed the winter hunting, fishing and surveying the broad country. In 1775, Boone returned to North Carolina for ammunition and supplies. He found his family well and happy but was determined to take them to his newly discovered utopia.
At first, the Natives were fond of Boone when he was captured, as his hunting skills provided much needed game for food. However, on his last hunt for the Indians he returned to find 500 warriors dressed in war-paint and headed for Boonesborough. He quickly made his escape, and rejoined his family, after traveling 160 miles in four days on one meal.
After his escape, the Natives made the settlements suffer greatly, they were cruel and hostile. Much mischief, and dreadful deeds were done in the early times. The true meaning of the name Kentucky means “the dark and bloody ground,” as it was indeed in the times of Boone.
About the Author
Nancy Ellis is a housewife and stable owner with an abiding interest in frontier American history. She was born in 1949, in Brigham City Utah, the daughter of a range and rodeo cowboy whose ancestors were intimately familiar with the pioneer trail west. Obsessed with Daniel Boone's life story, she has traveled to and viewed many of the sites and locations where Daniel Boone left his footprints in local lore and tradition.